im tired of this human duet

he/him || nonhuman sideblog || therian/fictionkin || awakened in august 2021

[rainyhowls]

「 ✦ RAINYHOWLS ✦ 」

⋆ call me 2107X, Blue or Angel !

⋆ 18

⋆ he/him + neos

⋆ pro-endo, pro-kink, proship

⋆ main: @kizumiico

⋆ i block radqueers, antishippers & misanthropes

⋆˙⟡ ⋆.˚ ⊹₊⟡ ⋆

Theriotypes:

feline cladotherian, wolf, domestic dog (breed changes but mostly border collie, german shepherd, irish setter)

Fictotypes:

Kinfirmed - Blue (jurassic world), Angel (lady & the tramp 2)

Kinsidering - Strawberry Crepe Cookie (crk)

Hearttypes:

light fury, most dragons, gray fox

[fictionkinfessions]

i am actually just the character. i wasn't from another timeline or reincarnated im just this character copy pasted into this world. that's how it works sorry i dont make the rules

x

[rainyhowls]

new fictotype i discovered some days ago

Angel from lady and the tramp 2 ! it just jumped out on me from absolutely nowhere. ive always been aware of Angel as a character and thought she was cute but she never stood out to me in any way. until a few days when i just looked at her and felt something click in my head. not sure why now after so many years but im not complaining 😅

[this-is-kinmisia]

what’s wrong with the phrasing of “i kin X”? what should i say instead?

I'll use one of my oldest kintypes for this.

So if I were to say "I kin Spottedleaf", that would be inaccurate because being kin isn't something you do. It's something you ARE. To say that would give the impression that isn't voluntary and a choice when it's not. It's an identity. It would be more accurate to say "I'm Spottedleafkin" or "one of my past lives is Spottedleaf" if you really wanna be fancy (and are reincarnation spiritualkin).

[a-dragons-journal]

It's one of those things that on its own doesn't matter all that much, but which has in combination with other factors inadvertently contributed to the rise of people misunderstanding what 'kin means and thinking it's a hobby one does for fun instead of an actual identity, which has since snowballed into a huge mess of misinformation and people who "kin for fun" (KFF/KFFers for short - people who use "kinning" to mean relating to/vibing with/etc. a character/thing and specifically not actually identifying as it) insisting that actually we're the ones who are wrong about what """kinning""" means and are "taking it too seriously". Kin-as-a-verb isn't solely to blame for the KFF phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination (the format of social media is a much bigger part of it), but I do think it contributed and still contributes.

Because of that, using "kin" as a verb is something many consider a red flag for potentially being KFF, and it tells me the person doing it is at minimum a lot less likely to know anything about community history or to be interested in in-depth introspection and discussion (which isn't, like, morally wrong or "not REALLY otherkin" or anything, but it's a cultural divide, y'know?).

Alternative, more grammatically "correct" verbage (including what you already covered) includes:

I'm Spottedleafkin

My kintype is Spottedleaf/My fictotype is Spottedleaf [personal choice which word you prefer]

I am Spottedleaf

I identify as Spottedleaf

(Quick sidebar here: I am at this point of the opinion that voluntary nonhumanity/fictionality should be considered part of 'kinity, even though historically there's been a lot of contention about that - largely because it doesn't make a lot of sense to me to divide out this one specific origin of identity when all other origins are considered to be part of 'kinity - but that's another discussion.)

[xle-duchessex]

THIS.

[packpack-killkill]

Gray Fox | Butch Fermil

[rainyhowls]

okiee trying out the radio id for a while to see if i like it !! you can call me 2107X or Blue :]

[blooming-wolfsbane]

Shout out to the wolves on here using radio-collar ids

Yall are helping me realize some things about myself

[otherbodied]

radio collar topic literally sprang up within a week and is now blowing up across "puppyposting" social media circles. it's okay to call it a fad when it's a fad. doesn't mean it doesn't have meaning to some people. not everything needs to be some lifelong or hyperemotional attachment.

genuinely, i don’t even know how to respond to this. thanks for the lukewarm take, anon. (sarcasm.)

[wulfbones]

Hello, therianblr. Let me just remind you all that we are a community and we should not be going against eachother; especially not now, with the current state of the world.

If you haven't anything of importance or kindness to say, keep it to yourself. Protect and defend your nonhuman brothers, sisters, and siblings. Don't be like this anon.

[hxvnsentfangs]

i would like to reiterate that trending ≠ invalid.

the witch-hunting that is currently going on over radio collar ID usage seems extremely similar to 2023ish therian tiktok, in which everybeing was constantly being questioned and interrogated, with misinformation rampant.

if i learned one thing from being on alterhuman tiktok in that time, it is that for the most part, it just does not matter.

so, radio collar IDs might be trending. yes, i understand how that could be frustrating, but there is no "faking using an ID". it is personal and arbitrary.

nothing about widespread ID usage takes away from your personal experience, just because something is trending does not make it "not valid". i feel as though this is the same mindset beings are in when they say things like "well wolf therians aren't valid because there are so many!"

i will say it again because i feel this is an important message that is not getting through to enough critters: having a "common" identity or experience has nothing to do with how "valid" you are. others having the same experience or identity takes nothing away from you or your validity.

please do not witch-hunt each other.

[d4wnd4ys]

If you want an ID number because it helps you that’s valid!

If you want an ID number because it seems fun to you that’s valid!

If you want an ID number because its part of your identity that’s valid!

If you want an ID number because you feel connected to it that’s valid!

If you want an ID number because its trending that’s valid!

If you want an ID number for any reason then it’s that’s valid!

[rainyhowls]

ive been really liking the idea of having an id number be my name like radiocollared animal but i dont wanna be seen as like a trendhopper or something so ill think on it for a while. plus ive always struggled to choose a name for myself. i dont like my birthname but i have an irl nickname i get called by which i feel pretty neutral/not bad about. but i really want to have a name that is mine. if i were to go by an id i think it would be something like 2107X maybe

21 - because i awakened in 2021

07 - my year of birth

X - i saw other creatures say X (and other letters) can be used if youre nonbinary or dont want to label yourself as M or F

[rainyhowls]

had dragons as a kintype for years now but im not sure if i AM a dragon or if i identify WITH them...for now ill list it as a hearttype ig

[stellar-foxheart]

There's so much misanthropy in the alterhuman community and it sucks to see.

Just a reminder to any alterhumans who are still partially or fully human; your human nature is not evil. You are not a disease that needs to be wiped out. You are not irredeemable. You are still alterhuman, and your human aspects are beautiful too. You deserve to be here just as much as those of us with little to no human identity.

[astrakaninez]

One thing I feel very connected to

Radiocollars / Tracking collars

WHAT’S A RADIOCOLLAR❓

A radiocollar is a device placed around the animal’s neck, like a real collar, and it’s mostly used on wildlife.

Thanks to this device, the movements, migration routes, and habitat use of animals are monitored using the global positioning system.

The spatial and temporal resolutions provided by the GPS tracking method allow the identification of critical habitats, migration routes, and breeding grounds, which are essential for the survival of species.

The method has been found to be very useful in the conservation of endangered species, as it provides the opportunity for continuous tracking without invading the habitat of the species.

(from Wikipedia - GPS animal tracking)

WHY DO I FEEL CONNECTED TO IT❓

Everytime I come across a picture of a wild canine or feline wearing one of these collars I immediately think “yup, that’s me”.

As a domestic dog, I’ve always felt very connected to dog collars, and this connection doesn’t end when I’m feeling more wild.

I’m a wild animal, but my life is constantly “monitored” by humans: I have to depend on them when it comes to friendships, relationships, food, house, school/work, public transport,… all of these things can’t miss in my life and, in order to have them, I have to be with humans and to depend on them.

Humans also take care of my wellbeing, like doctors and psychologists. And the humans I live with actually track me on a geo locator app to make sure they know where I am in case something happens and they need to reach me.

On this aspect, it’s something kinda “philosophical”: this connection reflects how I feel in my life with humans. Wild animals normally shouldn’t wear collars, but these devices are necessary for their individual and specie wellbeing, and so humans are in my life.

But there’s another aspect: the more animalistic one.

The tought of being an animal with a radiocollar makes me really euphoric bc it’s like being a registered wolf, an “official” wolf, if that makes sense (and a lioness aswell).

I would love to have a real radiocollar as gear, but it would be really expensive and I don’t know if you can just randomly buy one.

So, a few months ago I’ve decided to give myself an ID number like the ones radiocollared wolves are identified as (based on their birth date, etc.).

My ID number is 1309F.

HOW DID I CHOOSE THIS ID❓

13 -> it would be 2013, when I started to experience my first animalistic experiences.

09 -> I’ve born in 2009.

F -> stands for “female”, my gender.

I hope you liked this kind of post, lemme know if you relate in some way!

[rainyhowls]

hi im planning to come back to this blog very very soon. i want to remake my intro post and i plan to talk more about other aspects of my alterhuman identity as well not just therianthropy! see you soon

[rainyhowls]

currently revamping my intro post !!!!

[rainyhowls]

hi im planning to come back to this blog very very soon. i want to remake my intro post and i plan to talk more about other aspects of my alterhuman identity as well not just therianthropy! see you soon

[wizardsfang]

One of my irrational irritants within the alterhuman community is treating humans like they aren’t animals or creatures

The idea that humans aren’t animals is a uniquely human ideology & it’s not one i subscribe to; humans are animals. The separation of humans & the concept of humanity from animals has caused many many issues; more harm than good id argue

Humans are animals

& they’re frankly pretty silly ones

[ursiday]

Self-recognition through the other

[malnedott]

vintage cat postcards