Otherkin Don’t Real
I need to get this down for posterity mostly because people are going to ask “why is this a thing?”
Otherkin don’t real was a joke started after a tag troll had been getting in a lot of debates, and instead of saying otherkin aren’t real, they said otherkin don’t real.
This resulted in a flood of puns. You can see some of them here.
Aside from being really silly (which I love a lot) my own personal take is it gets to the heart of why we’re often bullied and belittled.
We’re not considered real or serious, or worthy of consideration. And thus any statements we make about our identities get written off, or even if it’s not related, a person being otherkin can get what they do discounted-unless it’s bad, then it counts extra. Either way, we’re not seen as the real individuals we are.
Or y’know, just a fun meme, but I still think the latter applies.
Ah, the ‘otherkin don’t real’ pun. Always good for a laugh, that one. But yes, I think it does point to something more serious, which is why I pointed it out.
Do you ever notice how often the word ‘real’ is used when it comes to therianthropes and otherkin on Tumblr? ‘Not real.’ ‘Real.’ ‘Real people.’ ‘Real problems.’ ‘A real thing.’ And then there are those words that are synonymous with it, like ‘exist’ and ‘impossible’ and ‘fake.’
Hm…
This is something that I have noticed, mainly with people who come in the tag or community to state how they do not feel that otherkins and therians are real. I understand that they are basically saying “I do not share those beliefs at all.” but the way some say it makes it sound like “You are not real, you do not exist!”
(I may of gone a bit off-topic here.)
It doesn’t make any sense, and yet it makes me wonder sometimes.
Breathless: Waiting for the day when someone comes out to me as otherkin and I can...
Waiting for the day when someone comes out to me as otherkin and I can just look at them and before they even have to explain, I can say “I know what that means!”and then ask them what pronouns they would like me to use and then treat them exactly the same and rarely even bring it up. I may not be…
Wait, but why is this posted in a sea of LGBTQA tags…? Granted, I could sort of get the first bit, since a fair amount of therianthropes/otherkin are a part of that community, but otherwise, they don’t have much to do with each other…
Do you ever notice how often the word ‘real’ is used when it comes to therianthropes and otherkin on Tumblr? ‘Not real.’ ‘Real.’ ‘Real people.’ ‘Real problems.’ ‘A real thing.’ And then there are those words that are synonymous with it, like ‘exist’ and ‘impossible’ and ‘fake.’
Hm…
Hi if you are “otherkin” and co-opting terminology used to describe oppression by real marginized groups (POC, GSM, etc.), you need to stop.
Can I ask what brought this on? This seems very sudden. I can’t see any recent mentions in the tag save for myself, and I always try to speak in my own words. Not that it was a good idea to bring up the possibility of oppression in the first place, hence why I dropped it…
Sol4rpleXus: All the hate
I never thought that I would say this but I’ve come to the conclusion that the community of tumblr is full of hate.
I’m disappointed. So disappointed.
You can’t ask a single innocent question without activating a chain reaction of hate. People feeling highly offended by a little grain of brown…
If I may clarify, from the perspective of the people who get asked that about every other week on Tumblr, it looked more like you were making a tired old joke than asking a sincere question.
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Popped up in my e-mail and I thought I’d go ahead and signal boost it. As with most petitions I find in my inbox, it is absurd that it should even find cause to exist…
(Tagged with ‘religion’ because the e-mail also mentioned something about that, though I don’t think the actual petition text does.)
I feel like there needs to be a Tarot guide formulated specifically around how to ask questions. That preliminary step is so important and I can get into a session and then get stopped for half an hour because I’m just like, wow. I have no idea what the problem even is.
And if you can figure out what questions to ask, you’ve basically solved half the problem right there.
There’s actually quite a few guides out there:
Oh, wow, thanks for this! This is really cool. I think there’s something wrong with the first one, though, as it just links back to the original post…?
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I feel like there needs to be a Tarot guide formulated specifically around how to ask questions. That preliminary step is so important and I can get into a session and then get stopped for half an hour because I’m just like, wow. I have no idea what the problem even is.
And if you can figure out what questions to ask, you’ve basically solved half the problem right there.
I don’t even know how I can report them for posting animal abuse. The report tags just say ‘spam’ and ‘harassment.’ Then I went to the original YouTube page and saw this little gem:
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Like it’s just fucking entertainment.
‘We didn’t kill this cat, but we’re sure gonna post the footage of it so we can boost our subscriber count!’
Cat Burned to Death Alive :(
WHAT THE EVER-LOVING FUCK. THIS ISN’T ‘LOL!’ THIS IS FUCKING MURDER!!!
I really hate being trapped in this human body. Sometimes I go out to the fields near my house and run about, wishing my wings would spread and I would take off into the sky. When I move out, I am finding a cave of my own. I will live as I should- in the arctic, with only my instincts to worry about.
I can not wait until that day.Please consider this. You’re very young still, and a lot changes in your mind at this age. I wanted to do things like this when I was young and shifty, to leave all of humanity behind and go be a cat out somewhere. 10 years later I realize just how GOOD I have it, how awesome it is to not have to struggle for survival out in the wild like animals do. Please realize this, that life is precious, and 10 years from now, or less, you’ll be realizing the same thing.
Plus it’s highly dangerous! :(
Hmm, I didn’t realize the initial post had so few responses. Adding my two cents, then, seems necessary, since I also had that plan, and it was an actual plan, but I soon found there were a lot of hitches (mostly legal stuff) and in the end, the amount of struggle would push out any chance for pleasure taken in the lifestyle, because I would constantly be running and building and crafting and searching and nomming… you’ll definitely have more than your instincts to worry about, hehe.
So, take it from some cats who have been there! I definitely still have those yearnings from time to time, but the deciding factor was that one little word: ‘impractical.’
Gender, Felinity and Spirituality
Speaking of integrating the whole, I was thinking about the way my gender identity influences my shifts the other day, and estimated that about 40% of my shifts are gender neutral, 45% are distinctly female, and 15% are male. Interestingly, this actually does correspond roughly with my human gender experience.
I’m also trying to integrate both my gender and my therianthropy into my spirituality. After some successful meditations, I decide to back off of my idea of the Sun as purely masculine and embrace him as androgynous… or is the word I’m looking for hermaphroditic? I’m thinking of a deity that is able to be both, but not at the same time. Then again, even that perception may change at some point.
I know that having a deity like this in my pantheon is going to help me towards healing in my gender identity. I’ve somehow managed to collect shame on it, even though there’s only ever been one person in my life whose influenced me to feel that way, and only a few times. (Well, if I’m being totally honest, there’s two… but we’re still working it out.)
Also, in addition to using Tarot cards featuring cats (I don’t think I could work with them if they had humans on them, anyway), I’m trying to find a way to mesh my feline and witch sides… which, judging by the lore, you would think would be easy, but since I don’t view cats that way even remotely, it’s really not.
Shifting
Mrr. I’ve been so focused on my recent paradigm shifts that I haven’t been talking much about my therianthropicshifts.
I haven’t been shifting as much lately, though I’ve noticed a worrying trend. Though they’ve gotten less frequent, they’ve also gotten more extreme. I guess that makes sense, though. I’m supposed to be managing them, but life’s kind of getting in the way…
Still meowing… sometimes, just to be silly, and sometimes because I don’t know what else to say, so it’s like the equivalent of uncomfortable laughing, in that case. Of course, it still comes naturally as a result of a need to express something, but it’s easy to tell the difference when that happens.
I’ve had more of a need to get on all fours lately. Usually, it’s not that powerful, but it’s starting to become much more central to shifts when I do have them.
I’m still very strongly connected consciously to this part of me, every day, but I feel like it’s settled down a lot instead of coming in waves. (The waves are still there, but there’s not as much of a distinction now. And I’m still working on integrating all parts of myself into a fine whole.)
