#shepimali therian

[sunanthrope]

I wear a dog collar to school. Yes, every day. Yes, it's obviously a DOG collar, it has a tag and spikes. Do I get stares? Yeah. People don't really say anything to me about it, and if they do, they're- like- freshmen. i don't care about the opinions of 12-14 year old boys. the only thing i really do get for my collar is people either being passive-aggressive (two can play at that game), or i get people complimenting me on it. nobody has ever threatened me over it.

I don't wear a tail to school. i used to. i've had people take pictures of me, threaten to jump me, yell slurs at me, follow me home... so i stopped.

I didn't stop wearing a tail because I'm ashamed of who I am. i stopped wearing a tail to protect myself and people around me, my FRIENDS. because no amount of showing off and being proud is worth getting hurt over, or getting other people hurt over.

be open when it's safe to be open. your personal expression is not worth putting yourself into danger. You can't be out and proud if you're dead.

[sunanthrope]

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[sunanthrope]

Asshole-proofing yourself: Dogpunk edition

Edit: hey! A lot of people like this post! So I wanted to add in where I coined the term Dogpunk

i attach my tails to stretchy/coil hair ties so if it gets pulled, it won't snap, the tie will just stretch. sometimes the tie itself will get too stretched out, but it's easy enough to replace. make sure it's stretchy enough that it won't go slack and break your tail anyway

spiked collars. so serious. if people try and grab your neck/collar they'll get poked. Breakaway collars might not be such a bad idea either, but admittedly i hate how they look so i usually just go with a buckle lol

when i was younger and just getting into the punk scene (maybe 12 or 13) i got a pair of combat boots and had my dad (also a punk) to put holes in the toe and superglue in 4 heavy duty spikes on each boot. then i painted them to look like dog toe boots, the kind that you see on pinterest. They were against my school dress code, but i wore them on walks through my redneck ass town to keep myself safe, and the spikes looked like claws. super cool imo way to go 12 year old me

if you go masking, doing quads, or even gearing in public, please for the love of fuck don't go into sketchy areas alone, and make sure at least one of your friends knows if you're going out. plus faking a phone call has saved my life before

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if you aren't safe, don't wear it/do it. i promise being safe but looking like a 'normie' is better than getting your ass kicked because you're wearing a tail

find friends! seriously, there are probably others in your area. just sitting in my summer school class, i met a cat therian who was doing over her math class who sat with me at lunch. if you're wearing stuff, people will strike up a conversation. don't be afraid to chat with people! the buddy system has also saved my life!

[sunanthrope]

Me, at the store: Buying a dog collar

The person at the register: Haha you have a big dog, huh?

Me: They're for me.

The person:

Me: The dog collars are for me.

The person:

Me: I'm the big dog.

[sunanthrope]

Every time I see an obviously-queer middle schooler wearing a walmart Nirvana shirt try and discreetly stare at me, i remember why I dress like this. Every time I see some 7th grader with a pixie cut and a 'how to pass pre-t trans men' outfit trying to glance at me without seeming too obvious, or every time some 9th grader sees me in goodwill looking through the men's black T shirts for band tees, with a leather jacket or a pair of ripped jeans over my arm, and they come up and say they like my outfit. Every time I see a kid I could have easily been, who will easily grow up to be me.

It's not just for me. It's showing people who I used to be so similar to, that they can be themselves too. The same way 17 year olds showed me when I was 14, acting the same way they act, trying to be slick about watching what the cool goth girl in the thrift store was getting, so I could dress just like her when I grew up.

I got there. Now it's my turn to turn around and help others get here.

[sunanthrope]

Someone: We all have one thing in common, we're all huma- Me:

[sunanthrope]

full moon tonight! you guys know what that means!

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[sunanthrope]

any other dog therians super food aggressive? like i dont care how much i love you do not touch my food

might be from the amount of times i've had 'friends' take my food from me, or give me food and then take it back. i'm extremely food insecure

sometimes i dont even eat it. i just guard it

[sunanthrope]

happy therianthropy day

i spent mine around a campfire with deer burger. found out one of my cousins is a newly-awakened canine therian too, so that was pretty fun, i taught her how to do vocals and i gave her a few handmade patches because she wants to make a battle jacket

edit: wanted to add that i helped her come out of her shell more. by the end of the night we were both completely shifted and that was mainly because i act completely canine when i'm around family. actually, i almost never speak to most of my family, i convey everything pretty much through body language. I think snapping my teeth at my uncle (her dad) when he jokingly went to grab one of my burgers sorta made her realize that she can be as doglike as she wants, at least around me lol. she's 14 and not very confident, and i definitely remember being that age. wanted to make it easier for her and i wanted to be a safe person for her

[sunanthrope]

You are animals.

Take the planet back.

There are none so close to free as we.

To all the alterhumans / nonhumans who dont know what to do: now is the time for you to start putting your money where your mouth is.

If youre an animal, it's time for you to be a goddamn animal. Be feral, Be aggressive, fight for your life.

If you're a dragon, then be a terror to Kings, and start burning down the halls of power like the dragons of yore.

If you're a mythical creature, have no concern for the social constructs of man. Stand proudly outside what people even believe is possible.

If you're plural, know you're never alone. Fight against individualism that seeks to divide each body into deterministic boxes.

If you're a fictional character who saved the world, believe that you can save any world. Don't back down now.

Now is the time to really believe that you are what you say you are. People in power are going to try to take that away from you. Don't fall for it.

It's time shed any preconceptions you have about what you're capable of. If you're an animal it's time to fight like one. A dragon that uses gasoline and matches is still a dragon.

All bets are off. If they want to treat us like dogs in a cage then im gonna start ripping fascists' throats out like one. And I'd better see y'all there with me, on G-d.

[sunanthrope]

I'm not sure I'm a police dog as much as a personal guard dog. Maybe trained with the same words and in the same way as a police dog, but more... Violently? Trained to brutally protect one person and one person only, and to be a companion. might be because i'm a redneck at heart

[sunanthrope]

YOU WANT TO IGNORE ME SO BAD!!!!!! YOU WANT TO NOT DISTRACT ME SO BAD!!!!!!! YOU WANT TO NOT PET ME SO BAD!!!!!!!! YOU ARE SO SCARED OF ME!!!!!!!!! YOU WANT SO BADLY TO STAY OFF MY OWNER'S PROPERTY!!!!!!!! YOU WANT TO BEWARE OF DOG SO BAD!!!!!!!!!

[sunanthrope]

Me when i point out blatant racism from blatantly racist people, and my 'friends' get mad because they really like their work so they CANT be racist (Johnny Depp and Tim Burton) and proceed to turn everybody against me for some reason???

bruv you have never met them and will never meet them, why are you so pent up lol. i feel like their racism is the bigger problem here than me not approving of it

"The receptionist in Beetlejuice was black!" No she wasnt. She was green. Her actress is latina. Literally where in your ass did you pull this from? "Yeah well! well! what about that siren in Wednesday!" You mean the only black character in that show who was also a villain? "The football players in Beetlejuice!" Stereotypes "Okay well! well Oogie Boogie!" Oogie Boogie is a type of monster that is literally named after a SLUR for Black people, is the ONLY person in that whole movie voiced by a black person, and looks like he's wearing a fucking KKK hat.

be so fucking for real right now. cuts up their jeans to make patches against racism :]

[sunanthrope]

re-reblog with the version in which i added my chipped ear

I have no clue what breed my kin type is, if I’m a wolfdog or full dog as my kin type, or something else, but this is EXACTLY what I look like. Like exactly this is me, every bit of what I imagine my kin type looking like. That’s just me. Calling all other therians, do you have a picture of your kin type that looks exactly like you? Please reblog, I’d love to see the real you!!!

[sunanthrope]

me when endogenic systems with "READ MY PINNED POST!!!!!" in their bio follow me on a blog that clearly states endos dni IN THE BIO

if you support endos or tulpas or 'willowgenic' or any other variation of stupidity, or if you're even fucking "neutral" on them, get off my page

[sunanthrope]

canine alterhuman tumblr! its God I Wish I Had A Milkbone To Chew On o'clock