#reptile otherkin

[monster-untamed]

I need my mutuals to hold me like this, for species euphoria reasons

[polystarangel]

reblogged to wrong blog again so i screenshot this but:

ALTERHUMANS I AM SUMMONING YOU

let's start a chain

everyone reblog with your alterhuman toxic trait

mine is that I forget that I'm not actually the size of a cat, which usually ends up with me stuck in a box

[stranger-from-beyond]

Why hello, dear friends and Strangers!

Space/Starkin, Dragons and reptiles please interact with me, I don't know people :> ₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

Of course everybody else is also welcome to interact, no matter the creature or being!★°࿔

Have a very lovely day and thank you for your time .𖥔 ݁ ˖ִ ࣪⚝₊ ⊹˚

[Truly sorry I'm really bad at. Being part of a community...]

[spliff-sparkledog]

'It's not all tails and masks!'

Tiktok has tarnished the true meaning of therianthropy and pushed the community back. Let's get a definition up first.

According to the therian Fandom.com page,

"Therianthropy is a genuine intrinsic experience of having a non-human animal identity. A Therianthrope or therian for short, is someone who identifies as the animal. This identity may be experienced through physical sensations (such as phantom limbs or movement patterns), psychological aspects (such as thought patterns or instincts), and spiritual understanding of one's nature."

Currently, most tiktok videos seem to state therianthropy as a non-physical or more spiritual based ideology. This is not true. Therianthropy is an identity it is not completely voluntary. Watering it down to a simple idea or funny trend absolutely erases the huge amounts of history Therianthropy as a culture has created. Therianthropy dates back to the 1960s, that's over 60 years of change, acceptance and pride in identity.

If we really want to be generous, we could use the mythological definition, defined by wikipedia. (Shitty source I know).

Therianthropes are any mythical shapeshifters that are known to (in)voluntarily transform between the forms of a human being, a non-human animal, or a human-animal hybrid. They may be humans who transform into animals, animals who transform into humans, or some other type of entity with shapeshifting powers.

According to a quick google search, this would set therians to be around since the beginning of humanity. The oldest depictions of therianthropy originate in an ancient cave, dated around 43,900 years old. The cave paintings depict humanoid beings with animalistic heads.

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Tiktok is definitely tarnishing the community, creating new definitions which are either different 'kin' terms; (i.e. Alterhuman, Otherkin, Otherhearted, Animalhearted, ETC). Humanity is not ready to accept therianthropy yet, and that is clear from how odd our community is. Creating new definitions and concepts could muddy the waters even more.

It's not all masks and gear, it's personal struggle as well. As a physical therian I feel major dysphoria, even to the points where I break down and have to sleep or shower it off. Hell, last week when I was under the influence of CBD, I got a huge species dysphoria hit, causing me to not even be able to walk right and have weak legs, only being able to walk on all fours. Thankfully it was late at night and I was just in my room, but still, therianthropy isn't just a fun little trend, it's an identity that can cause severe body dysphoria and even pain with rough mental shifts.

Dysphoria is the next and final topic I will be speaking on. It affects the whole body, head, limbs, torso, genitals and mind. With the whole therian packer discourse that went on back in November, it's very clear that tiktok doesn't understand how therianthropy truly works. If you are a therian without species dysphoria, the least you can do is sympathize with those who do suffer from it, not exclude them or push them away. The creator got doxxed, harassed and even school calls over how unaccepting tiktok therians can be.

There was also a heavy double standard on there, with 'popufurs' calling him out and then praising or even buying from companies that sculpt actual erect animal genitalia for sexual pleasure. The whole controversy really ruined how physical and dysphoric therians are viewed on tiktok. To this day I still receive DMs containing mindless accusations and even mild ableism towards my system over the packer I made and only showed off to farm views. Hell, my entire ex friend group views me as a zoophile and some WERE therians.

The second you discriminate against another therian in this community for being physical or having species dysphoria, I do not view you as a therian. We are a small group, family even, and we should not be excluding others from our worldwide pack for how they want to identify, with what they want to put in their pants, with what they want to do. It's not issue! As long as they have no intention to harm others, there is no issue or reason to shun.

[futuristic-vampire-witch]

I am just a creature why do I have to do human things :(((

I don't need algebra I am literally just a critter

[petbrain]

if i was a small lizard or perhaps a gecko this would not be happening

[kitthefoxkin]

Would you be willing to do a red tailed green ratsnake kinboard with themes of like. robotic stuff? computers? im aware thats an odd combination, so its fine if u dont want too! /gen /lh

[these guys… look at them… sillies…]

-guy who is both a snakekin and a robotkin

red-tailed green rat snake snakekin moodboard with themes of robotics and computers!

these critters are so CUTE what the heck... /pos /silly

[theriancultureis]

Reptilekin culture is actually not minding getting callouses cause they kinda feel like scales :3

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[sauropsidsongs]

Btw if anyone has any mask, gear, or quadrobic content that focuses on mythic creatures or non mammals, especially reptiles, birds, and dinosaurs youre so welcome to send them to me

[varanussp]

Where are the therians that are like. 20+. Where are other therians that aren't in school anymore & are adults

[monster-untamed]

I’m not sure if this has been done before but here’s a reptile therian flag (I tried to include everyone)

Idk I was just bored and I’ve searched and searched and I could not find any flags for us reptile therians

Color meaning below

[crocodyless]

stressed tonight so i scented the hell out of my room and bed, made myself a little area and laid the fuck down. we're going reptile mode tonight folks

[stranger-from-beyond]

The reptilian instinct to regulate your body temperature by elegantly flopping down to the floor*ੈ✩‧₊˚

But maybe that's just me </3⊹ ࣪ ˖

[liminal-therianthropy]

Feeling very snake today

So i made a mood board LOL!! I used the ghostcore aesthetic cus i really like spooky themes!!

Been really enjoying making mood boards lately! And they are super easy too! Note idk what morph this is, i just looked up black n white snake. I know its a ball python just idk the morph LMAO!! Also note, please dont use this without credit thank you!! I mainly made this to feel better about my theriotype. Also question, would you guys also wanna request mood boards from me??? I might make a poll for it in the future.,,.

[starcatchertruffle]

Numbed out? Or just got used to it?

Since 2014 I have been questioning my species. It took me 11 years to get my answer. The time of questioning, doing research and all that might have numbed me out. In all these years, I got shunned, banned, laughed at and ignored. And the funny - or sad - part is that I can see why. I'm not saying this should have been but I totally understand.

While I was questioning, I always got super euphoric when I found out something new. Sometimes, I was wrong with it and sometimes I wasn't. It looked like I was switching my theriotype almost daily until monthly. That was not the case but definitely looked like it. I was "trying on" the species I thought I could be and this made people even believe that I was just a troll. Especially, since I always looked for links to the past and I questioned so many unrelated species, too.

Therian Guide banned me, people turned their back on me and I was left alone. And even today, more than 10 years later, people still see me as a troll and a so-called special snowflake. In the beginning, it felt absolutely shattering. But today? I'm not even sure. Did I get numbed out due to all this? Or did I simply get used to it and start to accept my fate? I may never know the answer. I only know that there's still a little bit of pain left. But at least it's not as bad as it was 3 years ago.

[z0mb0m1n4t10n]

HAPPY THERIANTROPHY DAY!!! *sniffs you aggressively*