[the-lightest-shadow]

Being otherkin/fictionkin is not a choice

Being otherkin/fictionkin is not a choice

Being otherkin/fictionkin is not a choice

BEING OTHERKIN/FICTIONKIN IS NOT A FUCKING CHOICE

If it was do you really think there’d be people wishing they weren’t kin with something/someone?

On a related note, otherkin/fictionkin have nothing to do with gender either. Don’t try to throw that at me for an argument. One can be kin and trans/non-binary, but they’re not trans/non-binary because they’re kin.

[the-worst-case-ontario]

“being otherkin/fictionkin is not a choice.”

Well, uh… oh, man. Where do I start.

It’s very obviously a choice. Do you ever wonder why nobody’s “kin” with uncool things. Everyone’s a wolf, a demon, a hot anime boy or an owl. Nobody’s a friggin’ trout, or a Mr. Meaty character, or George Carlin. If kin works like people say it does, where you just see a character once and know it’s you, there’d be a lot more fuckin’ people who were kin with less typically cool things.

And at this point, you really need to come to terms with the fact that people on this site use “kin” is used as an alternative term for just liking a character (’cause they gotta be special and like them more than anyone else on the site, of course!). People who over-simplify morally complex characters because they feel conflicted about how they’re written oftehn “kin” with them and say they don’t want to because they don’t like the canon version of a character.

Being otherkin or fictionkin is most certainly a choice , and it’s one a lot of you are going to be very embarassed about in a few years.

-Mod Julian

[the-worst-case-ontario]

I wanna see someone that’s otherkin with a blobfish or that deep sea eel that looks like a G I A N T cock. - Mod Trevor

[liamisbad]

i like you guys LOL

[discourse-dads-blog]

Lots of people are kin with uncool animals and characters. They just don't talk about it that often because they tend to get a lot of hate.

[the-stars-within-us-blog]

Y wont u worship me???? 😭😭

[discourse-dads-blog]

because you’re embarrassing and don’t deserve to be worshipped

[the-stars-within-us-blog]

THAT NOT TRU!!!!

[discourse-dads-blog]

yes it is you embarrassing little child

[the-stars-within-us-blog]

Y wont u worship me???? 😭😭

[discourse-dads-blog]

because you're embarrassing and don't deserve to be worshipped

[don8boost]

discourse groupchat

apply here

um rules are don’t be an ass and rb after you apply k thanks

[abigailroseglow]

I think I’ve triggered some otherkin. Weird thing is, usually when I’ve offended someone my instinct is to say sorry straight away because that’s just my nature. But… sorry not sorry, I can’t wrap my head around someone believing that they are something other than human. If that makes me ableist scum that should be shot then so be it. Even though i actually have a serious diagnosed mental illness unlike most of the fake ass special snowflakes on this ludicrous website.

I think I need to get off Tumblr lol. Is it just me or has it gotten stranger?

[discourse-dads-blog]

Otherkin are aware and know we're human. Thanks.

[loudlytransparenttrash]

as someone who actually has schizophrenia and experiences delusions and constant paranoia, otherkin is so annoying and disrespectful :/ ugh

That’s exactly the point I was trying to make.

My step-dad began having delusions and schizophrenic episodes where he would believe he was Peter Pan and everyone else was pirates and fairies and it’s some serious shit and no joke - actually it was kind of funny - but he got locked up in a mental ward for months, this disorder does kill people. 

Now they want to normalize it and are demanding for people to just “go along with it and accept it” when they think they’re dragons and elves and wolves? Wtf.

But like I’ve said, these people can call themselves whatever they like, I couldn’t care less, just don’t try to force others to play along and call us oppressors when we don’t acknowledge them as an elf. 

[discourse-dads-blog]

wow otherkin has nothing to do with being mentally ill! it's not a delusion!

some otherkin are mentally ill but it's not something that goes hand in hand.

otherkin is a spiritual belief. chill dude. we know that we're human. we don't think otherwise.

[uwully]

otherkin is either a call for attention from the mentally ill or a fetish and should not be romanticized/accepted/encouraged or protected. please, get help.

[flock-of-changes]

1. What about otherkin experiences make them inherently a mental illness? What part of being otherkin do you think is disordered? What do you think being otherkin even *is,* let’s start there? 2. So mental illness (which being otherkin is not) isn’t something that should be accepted by society? We’re just supposed to shun mentally ill people until they stop acting mentally ill? Also, you wanna pay for the help you apparently think we need? Therapy ain’t cheap.

3. How do you get from mental illness to fetish? And what do you have against harmless fetishes, honestly? Like, being kin is also not anywhere near a fetish, but like?? How did you reach this conclusion I just don’t even. 

[uwully]

1) otherkin don’t accept themselves as they are and obviously a majority of them have delusions. I admit I’m no expert in mental health but that can’t be healthy, especially telling people that that’s who they are and they shouldn’t seek help. if that’s their coping mechanism, then sure, but they should at least acknowledge that it is not usual or should not be welcomed because that is lying to them (them, being people who are impressionable and easily influenced from what we’ve seen of their so called identity being so malleable and constantly threatened).

I believe otherkin to be a delusion (a harsh word, but it seems fit for now) in which people believe they were (or ARE) another being, such as an animal, fictional character or something obscure like a god or ogre. I don’t really see a problem if it’s purely spiritual and they are just celebrating souls or some shit, but there are people who actively believe they are Noodle from Gorillaz.

2) ^ don’t shun ill people, of course not, just don’t tell them it’s normal and that they don’t need help. yet again, if they use it as a coping mechanism then, by all means, carry on but they should be aware instead of being coddled and protected.

I’m genuinely sorry that therapy is expensive, that is a problem that I admit to not having a solution to, but surely lying to ‘otherkin’ is not helping their situation??

3) you’ve NEVER seen the idea of otherkin be sexualised?? hm perhaps I was exaggerating, but fetish or not, I was pointing out that an infatuation with a character doesn’t mean that you somehow ARE that character and should just be accepted into society and treated as such. I honestly don’t care whatever fetishes people have, imo they just shouldn’t be validated, accepted and protected.

This was basically me repeating myself like a dozen times, but I hope I got my point across

[discourse-dads-blog]

1. everyone experiences otherkin differently. but we do understand that we're human. literally anyone who says otherwise is either a troll or a child who misunderstands what otherkin is.

some people who are otherkin do have delusions and that /might/ be why they're kin but not everyone who is kin is mentally ill.

fictionkin is a spiritual belief for some, a coping mech for others, a mix of the two occasionally, or some other thing entirely.

2. again, not everyone who is kin is mentally ill. yes, a lot of us are because sadly, this world fucking sucks.

we are aware we shouldn't be coddled but a lot of us aren't like going up to people in public and going "this is me and you have to respect it!!!". most of us won't even talk about being otherkin in irl. i just explain that i believe in reincarnation, cus that's what i believe in.

3. i've never seen the idea of otherkin sexualised and i've been apart of this community for almost two years now.

fictionkin understand the difference between infatuation of a character and identity with/as the character. really relating to a character is calling other-hearted and just finding comfort in a character makes them a comfort character (cc is unrelated to kin but is still relevant to this conversation).

hope this helps m'dude

[discourse-dads-blog]

if your "feminism" excludes trans women, disabled women, women of color, sex workers, or mentally ill women, etc, you help no one, and you contribute to the systematic oppression of women. you should feel ashamed of yourself and learn better, wake up and listen to the women around you who are crying for and need help.

[audrocur-deactivated20221128]

water sourced from free range dads

[discourse-dads-blog]

@discourse-dads its you - mod fire

[discourse-dads-blog]

where does it say your age?? @devilterf

[marxistpunk-blog]

I don’t have to tell everyone on the internet how old I am in order for them to not threaten & wish harm and violence upon me, you psycho fuck.  Maybe don’t threaten anyone because- surprise! - there are kids on this website.

[discourse-dads-blog]

STOP PULLING THE AGE CARD THEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO TELL ANYONE YOUR AGE

[discourse-dads-blog]

where does it say your age?? @devilterf

[nateforyou]

reblog to punch a terf in the throat

[nateforyou]

bringing this back because @devilterf deserves to be punched in the throat

[marxistpunk-blog]

It’s always anime blogs.  Why is it always anime blogs.

[nateforyou]

@prettyprincessdolphin I got two fists bitch

[radsadfem]

And your point is? @anti-female-receipts

[discourse-dads-blog]

Wow, you’re right, being against terfs makes him anti-female.

Grow the fuck up and do something better with your life, seriously.

[radsadfem]

So threatening violence against a me, a minor, and tagging me in his threat, that’s all ok? Excuse me if I disagree. In fact, I do think it’s anti feminist to fantasize about punching women just because they have different opinions. Violence against women is generally considered anti feminist.

[discourse-dads-blog]

how r u ???? so ?????

you know what, you live your fantasy, do whatever you want

just stop saying that because we want to punch a terf that that's violence against women. and it's not a matter about different opinions. your "opinions" get people killed. but what do i know right? i'm just a silly little trans man who wants to punch a terf.

also again, stop pulling the age card. on the fucking terf blog u run, it does not state your age, no one was aware that you were a minor. also though being a minor doesn't excuse shitty actions and shitty beliefs. if you decide that one day, you were wrong and being a terf isn't cool, good for you. if you don't, i pray you get punched.

[nateforyou]

reblog to punch a terf in the throat

[nateforyou]

bringing this back because @devilterf deserves to be punched in the throat

[marxistpunk-blog]

It’s always anime blogs.  Why is it always anime blogs.

[nateforyou]

@prettyprincessdolphin I got two fists bitch

[radsadfem]

And your point is? @anti-female-receipts

[discourse-dads-blog]

Wow, you're right, being against terfs makes him anti-female.

Grow the fuck up and do something better with your life, seriously.

[odenthirst]

[padpaws]

spiritual therians

it’s okay if

-you’re uncomfortable with copingkin

-you don’t support fickin

-you’re grumpy about spacekin/alienkin/ghostkin/etc

we have the right to be salty about our beliefs being worn like accessories to help quirky teens feel a sense of community

but please don’t join the anti-kin folks who make fake blogs and send hate and generally be huge dicks to these people?? that’s so not cool

we don’t have to like it, but we do have to be decent human beings, y'know

[discourse-dads-blog]

while this post is great, it's also kinda sucky.

all those things you listed aren't accessories and most of aren't acting like they are.

for someone like me who is experiences really bad awful species dysphoria, it was actually really reassuring to find out that spacekin was a thing. it made m feel less of a freak tbh with you.

but like you said, you don't have to like it, just don't be a dick about it.

[skeetofthemoment]

oh god there are probably people kin with kpop idols…………………

[discourse-dads-blog]

yeah they're called factkin and we hate them too

[nicotineintheafternoon]

Anyway otherkin are stupid and nothing they say will make that not true

[discourse-dads-blog]

lady will you ever shut up?