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galan-thus-nivalis · 1 year ago
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I remembered a few days ago that I have a necklace with a small bell in it—high-pitched like a jingle bell, but softer in sound. Now when I run I make sparkling sounds. This is an incredible new development in the field of alterhuman gear.
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otherkin-confessional · 10 months ago
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To period blood anon: objectively, you can absolutely eat your own period blood. There's nothing inherently dangerous about it as your body is already getting rid of it and it's honestly just regular venous blood diluted with vaginal discharge and uterine tissue. If you want to maximize your Blood Collecting Abilities, learn how to use a silicone menstrual cup, as they don't absorb any blood and can be worn all day. There's a learning curve involved, but once you figure it out, it's not the worst thing in the world. A bit more uncomfortable than tampons to insert and remove imo, but that's me being opinionated. Different strokes for different folks.
Subjectively, people may view you eating your own menstrual blood as somewhat unhinged behavior, so proceed with caution.
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boba-foxy · 3 months ago
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(NEW!/UPDATE: NEWER REVAMPED LEOPOLDIQUEER/LAZULIQUEER HAVE BEEN ADDED, SCROLL DOWN & CLICK READ MORE TO VIEW THE NEWER FLAG DESIGNS!)
TERM COINING TIME WOOHOOOOOO
Leopoldiqueer (LEE-oh-POL-dee-k-WEE-r) AKA Lazuliqueer (lah-ZOO-lee-k-WEE-r) (tagging my friend @kaijynx so ze can see this post)
Name origins:
Leopoldiqueer: Leopold Nord & Vous (a random belgian band/musical duo i chose for some reason while coining the term to use as the name, but i also made lazuliqueer as an alternate name for leopoldiqueer + this term has nothing to do with leopold nord & vous fyi, idk why i chose that) + queer
Lazuliqueer: Lapis Lazuli (As in the rock) + queer
(this term is strictly anti radqueer/prat btw)
This is a term for ppl who are against/anti:
Radqueers (aka PRATS)/transids/MUDS/transage/transabled/xenosatanist/etc
MAPS/NOMAPS/AAMS
Proship/Comship/etc
Exclusionists/Gravity Knife Gays/Longsword Lesbians/Battleaxe Bis/anti MOGAI/etc
TERFS/Transmeds (aka truscums)/Transphobes/etc
Xenogenderphobia
Bigots
Fetrah (even tho im not arabic myself, i still think fetrahs are pretty bad tbh)
Zoos
and others
This term is also for ppl who support/pro:
Fictosexuality,Objectum,Selfshipping
MSPEC monos (MSPEC gays & lesbians), good faith identities/contradictory labels & xenogenders/neopronouns/etc
the cringe culture is dead movement
Multigender ppl
Therians
Otherkins
Nonhumans/Alterhumanity
Systems of all origins
MOGAI
and others
Uhhh also alternate leopoldiqueer/lazuliqueer flag bc yes
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Also some userboxes bc yes (and the lotus symbol which i found on a random clipart site & thought it looked cool, i only did the white border edit of it tho)
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Stripe meanings on the 1st Leopoldiqueer/Lazuliqueer flag (pastel purple,green,white) (the lotus is for decorative purposes only and has no meaning)
pastel purple: Community
pastel green: Harmony
darker ish green: being anti radqueer
white: spirit/inclusivity
Stripe meanings on the 2nd Leopoldiqueer/Lazuliqueer flag (white, blue, dark blue, purple, darker purple) (the lotus is for decorative purposes only and has no meaning)
white: harmony
blue: power
darker blue: being anti radqueer
purple: community
darker purple: strength
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NEWER LEOPOLDIQUEER/LAZULIQUEER FLAG DESIGNS HAVE BEEN ADDED! (9 stripes w/ additional simplified 7 stripes & 5 stripes versions)
Stripe meanings on the new revamped Leopoldiqueer/Lazuliqueer flag (green, cream, purple) (the lotus is for decorative purposes only and has no meaning)
green stripes: community/hamony
cream: power/strength purple stripes: being anti radqueer/hoping for a more inclusive future
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oceancoins · 1 year ago
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OCEANKIN FLAG
A flag for all who label themselves Oceankin. Can be used as an umbrella term or a standalone identity.
Tagging @radiomogai and @kin-flags for archive purposes.
IMAGE ID: A horizonal flag with nine even stripes and a graphic in the center. From top to bottom the stripe colors are dark blue, blue, light blue, pale blue, white, pale blue, light blue, blue and dark blue. In the center is a circular graphic that is blue in the center and has a thick white border. In the center of that is a seven-point white star, a common symbol for the Otherkin community. END ID
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vecctory · 1 month ago
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Don't lose sight of yourself when you pursue victory. Keep ahold of your honor, keep it close to your heart.
Semi-selective canon-divergent RP blog, for Victor of the Veectory series. Follows the fan remake of Veectory 1 rather than the official remake.
Evolved by Alinia, 24, she/her.
This blog was established on December 4th, 2024.
Rules | Character Info | Verses
Mun info beneath the cut:
~~~~~ Keep reading ~~~~~
Hi there! I'm Alinia, a long-time roleplayer on this site. It's been a long while since I wrote Victor in any serious capacity, but with the impending release of Veectory 4, I had to make a new blog for him.
I'm Vaporeon otherkin, so I relate to Victor a lot. Him coming to terms with his Eevee body made me realize that I'm otherkin, so please don't come in here hating on that part of his character.
Hate for the official Veectory 1 remake is fine and encouraged. I have no idea what they were thinking with any of the decisions made. At least there's the fan remake, and I'm glad that Square Onix hired the people behind it to make Veectory 4!
I'll be doing both literate posts, and interacting with people directly as Victor. I've seen some people doing something like that, and it seems fun, so I'll give it a go.
Other than that, I don't have much to say. I look forward to roleplaying as Victor here again!
//Real OOC beneath the cut:
OOC
Hi again! It's Bench again! Here with yet another Pokemon IRL blog, again! I really need to slow down on how many blogs I'm making, but here we are!
This is an in-universe RPC blog! If you're not familiar with the term, it stands for RP Community. It's a very old tumblr community, that was here long before Pokemon IRL.
This blog is a love letter and tribute towards the RPC. If any RPC blogs find this blog, feel free to follow if you'd like! While this isn't a real RPC blog (at least for the time being, I might make it dual-purpose eventually), I do still hope you enjoy this.
This blog will be posting as both Victor, through Alinia's RP posts, and Alinia herself, through her OOC posts. Victor posts will be tagged "victor", and Alinia posts will be tagged "alinia".
Pelipper Mail is on, as are Pelipper Unmail, Pelipper Malice, Musharna Mail, Musharna Malice, and Union Circle. Magic Anons are off. Sapient Pokemon interactions are allowed and encouraged!
No NSFW is allowed here whatsoever.
Icon art made by Arti. Banner photo taken by me.
Hope you all enjoy this blog!
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otherkinpolls · 8 months ago
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well, nobody else has done this yet... so i will!
welcome to otherkinpolls, where i will post polls relating to otherkinity + similar identities/experiences. PLEASE feel free to submit polls
currently in queue: 8 currently in askbox: 0
submission guidelines/FAQ/etc. below
submission guidelines
-> submit polls through the ask box!
-> limit of 12 answers per poll. if there's space i will include a "see results" option, and if there's more space i will include an "other" option separate from the see results option by default. if you don't want these on a specific poll then let me know ⤷ in addition, there is a character limit on poll options. i will reword or combine/exclude options if necessary
-> if submitting a poll, please format it with the question being asked, the options you want included, and any additional info after that. please let me know if you want additional info included on the post or not; i will default to not including it
-> polls have to be related to non-human identities in some way, obviously. they can be directed to the community, to non-kin people about otherkinity, etc.
FAQ
Q: what do you define as "otherkin"? A: for the purposes of this blog, anything related to non-human identities. if you disagree with otherkin being a catchall term that's fine, but i have to call the blog something
Q: what topics are allowed? A: as said, any questions about otherkinity, non-humanity, et cetera are allowed. otherkin, therians, fictionkin, otherhearted, anything like that. the only thing i probably won't post is questions that are hateful, but negative questions and opinions i may decide to post on a case-by-case basis, if it's an interesting question
Q: how often do you post? A: as of now, the blog runs on a queue twice a day! until i run out of polls, or if i start getting a LOT of submissions, that probably won't change
Q: can i resubmit a poll if i want different/more answers than are on the original? A: sure, if it's worth it to resubmit. if the original is still going i might leave it for a while to space them out though
Q: can you tag x A: probably, yeah
Q: are you (blogrunner) otherkin? A: since day freaking one brother
Q: what are YOUR pronouns? A: he/she/it
Q: you write in british english! A: sorry
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godly-rambles · 7 months ago
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I AM A MINOR.
sorry this post is kind of an eyesore (i like pretty colors)
Hello, my name is Ohesis. The purpose of this blog will be to share my experiences as one who identifies physically as a lesser god and as a divine being.
THIS IS NOT DELUSION. FAKECLAIMERS WILL BE BLOCKED.
pronouns: he/him/it/it's/void/void's/star/starself's/ae/aer/sea/seas
DNI - therian/otherkin antis, fakeclaimers, people who call others like me "fakers", hardcore christians (hardcore religious people in general idc who you are), k!nk and nsfw blogs, proshippers (this isnt a fandom blog, but I would still like to keep unsavory types away). endogenic/mixed origin "systems" and anybody who supports them gguuuuhh ill update this more later
PLEEASE block me if this offends you
DESPITE THE DNI, I BLOCK FREELY!!! Directed towards anyone who doesnt fw this blog, or at least tolerate it.
Submissions and asks - submissions from anyone else who identifies as divine, nonhuman, winged, etc will go up- as long as they relate to this blog and would make sense for me to display.
I DO NOT POST GOFUNDMES scams are far too common on tumblr. because of this i wont be posting any fundraisers on this blog.
I also don't do tag games. this isnt my main, its purpose is to be a place where i post about my identity. do not tag me in tag games. this doesn't mean that i'm gonna be serious all the time, it just means that the intent of the blog is to home my godly-related thoughts.
Asks will be answered from those curious about my identity as a lesser god (and my otherheartedness in general, I've been in the community for 4-5 years and consider myself knowledgable enough to answer.)
Excited to get to know others in the otherhearted and divine community, thank you for reading this <3
Now Playing: Legit Tattoo Gun - The Front Bottoms
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wings-galore · 3 months ago
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✧ Introduction!
heya, idk how to do introductions. im miles/fawn/death! the syshost currently.
i made this blog for our sys to post emojis and userboxes! pretty simple (shrimple...)
under the cut is some info about us, and rules and stuff for this blog!
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Collective Stuffs!
Hi! We're Twin Wings, AKA Ikiz Wings, or Faun! We also like to be called just Wings as well. We're bodily a minor, queer, half-turkish half-american, disabled, alterhuman, and silly!! Sign-offs may be used in our posts, it may be just our names, or whatever the fronter feels like!
We use the terms plural, collective, system, to describe us. As well as, headmates, sysmates, brainmates!
We are 'PRO-ENDO', and are mixed origins.
We will not do discourse.
Rules!!!
You may:
Use our emojis + userboxes on external sites, add credits to this blog though! If adding emojis on discord, at the least just add "wings" at the beginning or end of the emoji name!
Edit our emojis! Feel free to tag us if you post edits!
Send positivity about us, our blog, or a certain community, etc.! Do not flood our inbox with it but positivity is always welcome :3
Respectfully ask questions about our blog, us, etc.! Generally we don't like to inform people about things though, so we recommend asking someone else or doing your own research if you're curious about a topic!
You may NOT:
Use our userboxes + emojis for any hateful, exclusionary, etc. purposes.
Claim our stuff as your own.
Bring up discourse, drama, etc.
Criticize us randomly (AKA if we didn't ask for any criticism) such as our art, spelling, anything!
Fakeclaim anyone, for any reasons.
DNI (Do Not Interact)
We haven't had a DNI in a long time but I figured, maybe I should? Idk. Anyway.
'Anti-endo'
Queerphobic in any way (including anti-good faith identities, anti-mspec, anti-'contradictory' labels, ace/aro exclusionist, anti-neopronouns & xenogenders, TERF, etc.)
Pro-Israel/Anti-Palestine
Radqueer
Pro/Neutral-contact harmful paraphilias
Anti-self diagnosis (we self-diagnose)
Demonize personality disorders (Including believing in 'narc abuse' or similar.)
Requests Rules!!!!!!!
YES:
Edits to already existing emojis/userboxes.
Queer related
Alterhuman/Otherkin+ related
Plurality related
Disability related
Hyper-specific userboxes (such as about your system specifically, inside jokes, etc.)
Agere/Petre related (ONLY SFW)
Fandom related userboxes.
Feel free to ask if you're unsure/not listed anywhere here!
NO:
Headmate emojis (like, drawings of the people/headmates themselves)
Word emojis (emojis that are just words)
Anything hate/discourse related
NSFW related
Flag emojis (emojis that are just flags on their own)
Trauma/Vent related
We will deny any requests we're uncomfy with!
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tags!
#⊹﹔emojis galore﹗ -> emojis #⊹﹔userboxes galore﹗ -> userboxes #⊹﹔reblogs﹗ -> reblogs #⊹﹔replies﹗ -> replies to asks #⊹﹔updates﹗ -> blog/life/etc. updates #⊹﹔positivity﹗ -> positive messages (from us, reblogs, asks)
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galan-thus-nivalis · 1 year ago
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Unhinged 30 Days of Otherkin (from this post)
1. what type of dirt would your kintype eat?
Hmmm. I think river clay. The color and texture (honestly either wet or dry) would be very tempting.
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otherkin-confessional · 10 months ago
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As someone who has periods and has many canine kintypes as well as vampirekin, I've found myself tempted to eat my own blood. Is that bad for me, or could I technically do it?
-🩸🧚‍♂️🪽
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blackwinged-soul · 1 year ago
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Hello! I've recently learned that mobile app users can't access custom info pages, so I decided to pin the basics.
First of all, I'm Zira! Please use nonbinary pronouns, my favorite set is xe/xir but I'm also fond of xe/xem and ey/em. They/them is fine if you must. (Just don't use it/its, please.)
Secondly: This blog is a sideblog to @beyondthetemples. (It isn't listed in that blog's pinned post because I'm in the 'kin closet with most of my roleplaying buddies.) But that's me!
As for the purpose of this blog: It's to journal experiences I don't want the 800+ followers on my personal blog to see, and connect with others in the otherkin community.
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Main kin experiences:
* Therian: raven (species uncertain) * Fictionkin: - Blue Diamond (Steven Universe) - Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb) - Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House) - Ryou Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh! season 0, manga)
Hearthome: Azarath
Synpaths: Raven (Teen Titans DCAMU, 80's comics, '03 cartoon), Malachite (Steven Universe-- it's complicated)
~*~
I don't use a DNI, but I don't mind using the block button when it's warranted.
Custom links with more detailed information below the cut!
Nexus Roll-Call [x]
In-depth list of my kintypes, "Nexus" experiences (connections I have to other beings that aren't quite on the kin axis), and past lives that aren't kintypes.
About the Blog [x]
Information on who I'd like to interact with, as well as a brief list of tags this blog uses (currently under construction).
Abbreviations [x]
Mostly for my personal reference, this page lists my kinfeels tags on my main personal blog (@beyondthetemples-ooc).
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cosmicwolfdog · 26 days ago
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Tagged by @crittertangles, thank youuuu!
1. I'm still learning the language but I consider myself therian and otherkin.
2. I'm an angelkin and wolfkin primarily.
3. I do experience shifts! My most common are huge wings, wolf ears and tail, and sometimes paws and muzzle. I don't get cameos often, but sometimes I have goat ears and horns.
4. When I'm with my friends and partners, I bark and growl and whine etc. and go on all fours a lot. I have ears and a tail that I like to wear around the house, and sometimes I go out in them. I have angel thoughts and wolf thoughts. Sometimes I take the time to try to fully shift and embody my kintypes. As a wolf, I'm just kinda vibing as a wolf. As an angel, I try to reconnect with old memories.
5. I love our community. I'm hoping to see us gain more visibility, though I know not everybody wants that. I believe that we have important things to contribute to the wider culture.
6. Generally embracing spiritual openness helps me feel more comfortable with what I don't know or understand about my identity. Singing gives me angelic species euphoria, which can be harder to get since angels are less distinct from humans than wolves. I get wolven euphoria most when I wear my tail, especially while wagging it. Sometimes I wolf-ify myself before going to bed and fall asleep shifted. I've found I'm very capable of shifting on purpose, especially with meditations.
7. I only experience species dysphoria occasionally, usually more as a sort of longing than a real discomfort. It hits more like nostalgia for me. That's part of why I believe that I chose to become human. It's strange knowing that I'm not just human, but I also feel like I am human-- just human plus angel plus wolf. I get frustrated with the just-humans sometimes because there is so much I want to tell them, but that's also not quite dysphoria.
8. Welcome! My biggest piece of advice would be to keep an open mind, and be wary of people telling you what to think. Community is a beautiful thing, and through engaging with other alterhumans you're bound to learn more about yourself. On the other hand, no one knows you like you do, and your experiences are real even if they don't perfectly fit labels or fall on the "right" side of community discourse. I would also advise that you journal or find some other means of record keeping (could be your blog!) to keep track of what you experience and what you believe to be true about yourself. For some people, alterhumanity just is-- they awaken as one thing and they stay that one thing with little change. But for a lot of people, alterhumanity is an ongoing process of coming to a better and better understanding of who and what you are, and it can be helpful to be able to reference all the little points in that process!
9. I have a big fluffy black tail belt that I absolutely adore, and some fluffy ears that I plan on replacing with a full mask soon. I love having gear. My favorite is when I'm wearing it and I can see my shadow.
10. I really have no idea. I have a whole host of spiritual beliefs and experiences, and trying to fit my otherkinity in with those sometimes makes me nervous. On the other hand, it absolutely feels spiritual on some level. I'm guessing in time I will develop a better understanding.
11. Uhhh I'm still getting to know ppl on here tbh so you there! Do this! It's cool and fun and stuff!
If you are a alterhuman, reblog and answer these questions!
(don't be afraid to write a lot, do what you want ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯)
1/ Which category of alterhumanity do you belong to?
2/ What/who is/are your type(s)? (if you have any)
3/ Do you experience shifts? If so, can you tell us your most common shifts and your strangest cameo shift (if you've ever had a cameo shift)?
4/ How do you experience your alterhumanity in everyday life?
5/ What do you think of the community?
6/ What are the things that make you most comfortable and euphoric in your alterhumanity?
7/ Are you experiencing species dysphoria?
8/ What advice would you like to say to a young alterhuman who has just awakened?
9/ Do you have/want to have gears?
10/ Do you know/have any theories about the origin of your alterhumanity? If so, tell us! (all beliefs are legitimate)
11/ Tag someone/a creature to answer these questions!ㅤᵕ̈
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a-dragons-journal · 4 years ago
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One example of how KFF hurts actual 'kin: I ran a Discord server back in the day for fictionkin with kintypes from the game Yandere Simulator. At our height, there were 32 people. All of them except for three have, in the past five years, dropped their YS kintype. They've picked new kintypes, grown out of RP/KFF, admitted they were lying about memories, etc. The three of us who are actual fictionkin have been harassed, called crazy, sent death/rape threats, etc. by our old 'friends' constantly.
Yikes. I am so sorry to hear about that - and even sorrier that it’s not the first time I’ve heard a very similar story.
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demonic-shadowlucifer · 3 years ago
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Cringepunk
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Cringepunk - A movement involving the reclaimation of the word "cringe" and basically being "cringe" just out of pure spite, and embracing being cringeworthy and basically not giving a fuck about what others think. Basically a way of saying "Fuck you. I'm cringe and I'm proud of it. I don't need to be your definition of "normal". This was made with neurodivergent individuals, MOGAI/LIOM/LGBTQ+ individuals (including folks who use xenogenders), neopronoun/nounself pronoun/emojiself pronoun users and alterhumans in mind. However, you don't have to be any of those things to be Cringepunk! While this term is meant to be anti-cringe culture and anti-harassment, we still want to make it clear that it does not support harmful identities and communities. Likewise, it will not tolerate exclusionism of harmless identities or misinformation. In particular, Cringepunk is: Pro-Contradictory Labels. Pro-Endogenic. Pro-MOGAI. Pro-Self Diagnosis with research. Pro-Alterhumanity. Pro-KFF. Inclusive of people of all disabilities, including people with personality disorders, schizophrenia and DID. Inclusive of all religions. Inclusive of POC. Anti-Radfem. Anti-Fakeclaiming. Anti-TransID. Anti-Discourse of any kind. Anti-Fetishization of Pedophilia or Incest. Anti-thinspo and anti-fatphobia. Basically, Cringepunk supports expressing yourself in harmless ways, but is against anything that could genuinely harm others. Flag meanings: Dark Blue - Alterhumanity. This stripe represents alterhumans, especially otherkin. Light Blue - Plurality. This stripe represents systems of ALL origins, including endogenic. Green - Queerness. This refers to the entire LGBTQ+/MOGAI community, including mspec lesbians/gays, intersex individuals, non-monogamous individuals, aspec individuals, individuals who use xenogenders and many more. Light green - Gender non-conformity and pronoun non-conformity. This refers to individuals who present differently then their given gender. In addition, this also refers to individuals who use pronouns that differ from their given gender, including neopronoun users, nounself pronoun users and emojiself pronoun users, as well as he/him lesbians, she/her gays and they/them and neopronoun gays and lesbians. Gray represents being cringe and proud /pos. Yellow represents aldernic individuals. Orange represents those currently questioning their sexuality, gender, or if they're alterhuman, plural or neurodivergent. Light red represents neurodivergency. This one I find incredibly important, as cringe culture has harmed several neurodivergent folks (especially autistics). Dark red represents community, which includes MOGAI individuals, neopronoun users, aldernic individuals, alterhumans, systems, and anyone else who might be considered "cringe (such as furries). The symbol represents challenging cringe culture and tearing it down. Image IDs: Two pride flags. Both have shades of blue and green, yellow, orange and shades of red. The middle of both flags are dark gray. The top flag has an infinity symbol interlocking with a circle. (Tags are for reach and filtering purposes)
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Image ID: A blue banner with red, orange and yellow flowers around it. On it is a warning sign with text underneath. The text reads "PLEASE READ PINNED POST BEFORE INTERACTING"
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frameacloud · 2 years ago
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About this blog
This is my new approach to how I use this blog. I just set up a queue of posts here. One a day, for the next few months. Most of those posts are about alterhuman communities. (That umbrella term means the communities of otherkin, therianthropes, plurals, some furries, and some other sorts of people who have different approaches to being human.) When I reblog or post them, I’m not saying that I personally agree with everything in them. More often, my reason for posting them is to highlight the diversity of viewpoints in our communities. We have many different viewpoints than one another about a lot of things, and that’s good.
I’m interspersing those posts with ones that are not about alterhumans, but which would be useful to the alterhuman communities. Some common examples of these: how to think critically about what you see on social media and how you use it; community safety, and how to watch out for warning signs; and tools and inspiration for writing your essays and journals. I try to alternate these with posts about alterhumans. Generally, the purpose of this blog and everything in it is meant to be useful for the alterhuman communities.
For everything I post, I want it to be usable and safe for everybody, so I do these things. I’ll always include image descriptions for screen-reader accessibility. I use tags that should be effective content warnings. I’ll post some educational community safety resources that could be considered PG-13, but never anything above that rating. I'll avoid posting anything with the really bad sorts of flickering, blinking, or strobing lights at all. If I’m not sure, I’ll tag with content warnings. I take a look at each account I reblog from to make sure the users aren’t transphobic or otherwise problematic, as best as I can tell. Please send me a private message to tell me if I mess up with any of those, or if I reblog or quote somebody problematic, because I probably didn’t realize and would like to know. My ask box is open and accepting anons.
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a-dragons-explanations · 2 years ago
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Hey, thanks for hearing us out! I know how rough it can be to put a lot of love into a project and then immediately get a bunch of people Um Ackshually-ing in your inbox about it, even (sometimes especially) if the Um Ackshuallys are fair, lmao.
I do think trying to include both actual otherkin (again, ie people who genuinely identify as nonhuman/fictional) and people who use "kinning" to mean "relating to", roleplay, faceclaims, etc. in the same survey without skewing it one way or another is probably gonna be tough, but if that's your goal then more power to you. As long as you're presenting both groups accurately, acknowledging the history of the term and the community, etc., that's the most important thing to me. (Might be a good idea to have a question early on about how someone defines "kin", and then have separate pages of questions tailored to each group that they can be directed to? But that's just my thought.)
If you'd like suggestions on what kind of questions to ask/how to ask them, I'm happy to toss a few out there; I also have a bunch of resources here and even more over on my main 'kin blog a-dragons-journal (I've got a "kin resources" tag, and my tagging system is pretty thorough, so if you're looking for information on something specific and can't figure out what tag I use for it yourself, don't hesitate to send in an ask or DM me and I can probably point you in the right direction) for research purposes!
Hello Kinnies
I plan to make a video essay on the Kinning Community, and I was interested in gathering data about modern Kinning and the state of the community. So it would help me out greatly if anyone who is/was apart of the community filled out this form!
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