Hello beings! I don't know why I am making this intro post but here we are.
I go by FlightlessJay or just Jay. I'm a trinket loving animal who cant process human language properly; yapping on my small corner of the internet.
I use They/Crow/She pronouns, they are in order of preference but I don't care which ones you use for me.
I post a variety of content, most of which is about my nonhumanity, though I do post art and LGBTQ stuff every once and a while!
More bellow the cut!
Some things that entertain me:
Minecraft.
Birds and learning about all the different species found across the globe.
Art, (Painting, drawing and 3D art forms).
DND.
Black Clover.
Screaming out into the void.
I use the labels, Nonhuman, Alterbeing, and Therian to describe myself, and my experiences. I'm also other/animalhearted. I'm still learning things about myself so I may come back to edit this.
Kintypes:
Dhole
Steller's Jay
Crow
Chestnut winged cuckoo
Hearttype(s):
Snow leopard
I use viviterms every now and again for myself. Some main ones I use are: feathers/fur - hair | claws/talons - nails | paws - hands/feet
I kindly request to not be referred to in any way as human.
Important notes
My account is SFW and I wish to keep it that way (Except for some swearing every once in a while).
I cant spell for the life of me so if you see something written wrong I do apologize and I'll fix it.
I'm highly against gen AI and all of my art is created without the use of AI.
I have a side blog! @jay-does-minecraft, I post Minecraft builds there!
Basic DNI (Don't be a bigoted asshole, creep, radqueer, T.R.A.S.H, etc.) and I block freely.
(I will update my intro as needed)
Happy Moon Day Monday!! :DDD
The moon landing was fifty-seven years ago today! Fun fact: my father was born eleven days before the moon landing. Coolio.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Moon Day, wherever you are!
people don’t talk enough about just how upsetting species dysphoria can be, but you can never really talk about it because it either feels so unserious/silly or something to do with serious mental illness whenever you try to explain it to anyone who isn’t alterhuman (not that there’s anything wrong with it if it is mental illness or delusion ofc, it’s just that that’s the first conclusion people always come to)
like i’ll say
“yeah basically as much as i love dog show agility/running dog videos i don’t watch them often because i get pretty dysphoric about my body not being able to run and move that way or that fast”
and it’ll either be
“uhhh what? i thought u were just like some “hehe silly ouppy boy :3” person wdym dysphoria….so like…you ACTAULLY think your a dog…and like wanna be a dog…? oh sweetie…that’s not…”
OR
“youuuu know that’s not healthyyyyy, like yknow that means your delusionallllll and you have psychosisssss rightttt? and like that you have a mental illnessss and like you needa go to therapyyyy righttttt?”
Some of the species dysphoria I talk less about to be honest is with my leg shape. I feel like they are shaped wrong. They look weird and not like a birds and I wish I could change them even though I know its not possible. Its more than gear can fix. Its why I wear more baggy/flowy leg clothing as often as I do besides the euphoria it gives me; it doubles as hiding what I hate about this vessel. I've been working on my species dysphoria and I'm slowly improving, but its not as easy as it sounds sadly.
this BUT do be careful with some places, especially with shops!!! some areas, especially large groups of shops, may have security rules against face coverings outside of medical masks. i know a few places around me, if i wore a mask out there, i would get fined because of security risks. things like ears, tails, other gear are usually all good!! but if you're worried, it never hurts to check :)
Please stop trigger tagging with #epilepsy tw/cw/warning/etc.
I need every single person to understand how horrible tumblr’s tagging system is
I go into the tag for epilepsy and its all flashing lights. We can’t use our own tag because people without epilepsy fill it up with improper warnings.
Use ‘flashing’ in place of ‘epilepsy’ in your tags. You aren’t warning people of epileptics, you’re warning us of flashing lights. Please please tag properly. Epileptics say this endlessly and constantly and it’s ignored. You are risking lives by doing this.
Here’s proof of what I mean:
THIS POST IS 100% OKAY TO REBLOG, I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WITHOUT EPILEPSY TO ESPECIALLY DO SO!
As someone who’s not epileptic but photosensitive, I need ALL of you to understand doing this is ableist. You are forcibly removing those with a disability from a community that would understand them because you cannot be bothered to truly care about someone’s medical condition, you do not have an excuse for this you SHOULD know better and the fact that the post had to be made is astonishingly disappointing. You can’t claim any reason to not know why you shouldn’t tag something as epilepsy when you mean flashing, it’s so clear that not knowing just shows you don’t care in the first place, I checked the tag myself which luckily this problem seems to be getting better yet I saw a few problematic posts, I was fine due to the fact I just have sensitive eyes instead of any medical conditions where this could’ve affected me seriously however if I DID have a condition where I was affected by this drastically it would’ve severely harmed me, I can’t believe you people still can’t do something as simple as this.
one of those bird instincts I have (aside from shit with my wings, ofc) is trying to grab stuff from the floor with my feet. especially if it's a small object. I will look at the object, tilt my head to the side, bend a bit, and if I'm barefoot or with socks (I usually walk with socks in the house) I will try to pick it up with my feet. It actually looks pretty funny from the outside.
i see everyone talk about scruffing, purring, nesting, scenting, all the things ! but i never see anyone talk about lovingly holding in your mouth. cmere and let me gently bite your arm for a second because i love you <3
I've been thinking about getting more flowy clothing to mimic the feeling of feathers. I've tried it a couple times and it really helped and it was even better when the colors matched my feather pattern. I'll probably slowly start to implement this as I need more clothes.
Bugfolk, your identities are amazing. Don't censor or hide yourself for the sake of others. You're amazing and you deserve to be open about your identities! You deserve to be open about yourself.
"why is everyone a popular animal like a wolf or a coyote?"
"I'm so tired of canine therians taking up so much space in the community"
As a non canine therian, that's some bullshit. Canine therians, otherkin, and alterhumans alike - I see you. I love you. You are an important part of the community. I am so glad you're here. As long as I exist, you will be loved.
I'm a dog, a winged cat and a watcher. this is no hate to op, btw. but for people who want more representation from other parts of the community: create your own posts about your kins! maybe you're a pigeon therian and want to see more posts about your kin... create them! interact with other birds in the community! engage with their content!
the reason caninekin's posts are more popular than other kins is because they get reblogged a lot. reblogs are literally how tumblr works! reblog posts from your fellow alterhumans (not just like them, that doesn't help them to get spread around and shared with other people!)
it makes my blood boil every time I talk about being a watcher, or a winged cat, or my experiences with my archetropes, I only get at most handful or comments and ten reblogs and likes. but the SECOND I post about being a dog or in the caninekin tags, suddenly I get a hundred likes and more than fifty reblogs in a few days. I get there are a lot of canines in this community, but cmon. cmon guys girls and nonbinary pals.
engage. with. others. posts!
canine therians are numerous, yes. but for the rest of us to have more representation, it needs to come from the community itself. show some love to fellow non-canines. interact with their posts.
I agree with this, it's important to not speak over other beings, but also if you want to see more content about the species you are. Make that content! It's important to be kind and to not be a dickhead to beings, this includes silencing beings with more common kins but especially with less common kins. Go support your local avian, equine, insect, fish, ect, in this community!
To those with common and uncommon kins, and everyone inbetween, I see you and you are loved!
