What the Fuck: An Essay on Otherkins

alta-vada:

Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about “otherkin” and “cross-species identity” and whatnot and I thought to myself: “What the fuck?”

[Here’s the Wikipedia article on otherkin]

So I did some research on it and instantly I doubted its legitimacy. It’s obvious to me that it’s a product of the internet. The word “otherkin” was coined sometime during the late 90’s and early 2000’s, and the whole  concept of cross-species “identity” which “otherkin” describes dates to roughly the same time.

This is factually untrue. It’s true that the word “otherkin” was coined in the 1990s, but the history of the community can be documented back into the 1970s.

(via chasingpumpkins-deactivated2013)

  • June 3
  • , 2012
  1. comeongod reblogged this from alta-vada
  2. classycthulhu reblogged this from alta-vada and added:
    smiles to myself and agrees
  3. iizard reblogged this from alta-vada and added:
    That is fair enough. *nods* But don’t expect anything too definitive or helpful, it took me a long time to accept myself...
  4. alta-vada reblogged this from susitar and added:
    This is the second time I’ve used this gif in about a 10-minute timespan:
  5. americatier reblogged this from icantbelieveitsnotyorsh and added:
    I agree with this entire post thank u
  6. susitar reblogged this from alta-vada and added:
    ind of what I’m looking for here I suppose. Thank you :) It seems like there is an important distinction between various...
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  8. thru-3rd-impact reblogged this from alta-vada and added:
    bless you sam and bless this post
  9. princechiaki said: Okay, not understanding I understand, but why be rude to them about it? What does not accepting someone’s personal identity do besides hurt them? Why does it matter to you should someone choose to identify as such?
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