Mrs. Edmund Morton Pleydell, (Detail), (c. 1765), by Thomas Gainsborough (English, 1727–1788), oil on canvas, 126.4 cm (49.7 in) x 104.8 cm (41.2 in), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A silly funsie thing of my very rough, loose interpretation of alterhuman identities (just a couple of them) in a limited 2D visual representation.
Really, alterhumanity is probably 5D+ motion madness. At the very least, I'd imagine that constel is going around like its namesake.
(Posted as requested by @paracosmic-gt :D)
(that grammar was weird, ugh. I donno how to fix it)
Terms below cut.
Likeness - What's on the tin, whatever you "share a likeness with".
archive.md/2023.10.30-142647/https://extranth.tumblr.com/post/680195890861998080/okay-so-this-is-my-coining-but-again-its-not
Simile - "A simile (in the context of alterhuman identity) is a character, animal, concept, or object, which reflects or otherwise represents who you are, without actually being a part of your identity. A simile may be described as a metaphor for who you are."
Vaguetype[1][2] - An alterhuman identity that may fall into multiple categories, or if one has uncertainty or simply prefers not to define what all goes into a single identity.
Archetropy - An identity in which one performs the role, the title, the trope, or the narrative space one occupies and embodies.
Cameo (Shift) - A shift not of one's 'type.
otherkin.wiki/wiki/Shifting
'Flicker - A brief, temporary identity. Flags.
Hearthome - "A place, whether real or imagined, to which a being has a deep and meaningful emotional connection, considering it their 'home.' This connection is strong, even if the being has not been raised or spent a significant amount of time in that particular location."
Paratype - "an identity facet that only exists in relation to a preestablished identity". Up-to-date reading here at Poppy’s website poppyhapalopus.neocities.org/alterhuman/essays/definingparatypes
Kardiatype - A past life [in] which [your] experiences had such an impact on you that it [wholly or partly] formed your core identity and personality, even to this day, [but] … you [DON’T] identify as the being from your past life anymore.
A panel on kardiatype presented by @noodledragonsoup and I can be found here youtu.be/71dXVAsq-_E?si=BQg0mMBc2GK0LO93
Constelic - Individuals "take on or adopt an identity, or multiple identities, throughout their lifetime. People who are constelic may have any number of adopted identities, and it may fluctuate in count or intensity. These adopted identities aren't usually there at birth, instead being discovered at any point later in their life. These adopted identities aren't always permanent, but they can last a very, very long time. "
Heartedness - Identifying with something instead of as. To fully understand what that abstractness entails, I highly recommend reading Part I of Poppy's Simile essay.
Synpath - Something you identify with on several levels, which could be a concept that resonates really strongly with you, an animal or mythological creature you feel you act like, or a person or character you share a lot of common behaviors with, among other things. This often is used in synonymous to heartedness, but many do use it differently than hearttype.
'Linked - An identity that was created, constructed, or connected to intentionally, wherein that identity is capable of fading out without maintainance and care, and is possible for said identity to establish root and become permanent, self sustaining. Usually, people only link identify-as identities, but there are folks like me who go beyond and link all sorts of alterhuman identities on the spectrum.
web.archive.org/web/20180325235532/http://victiim-of-changes.tumblr.com/post/170162038800/otherlinkers-are-not-kin-but-voluntary
I'm also avoiding the usage of "voluntary" because that's a whole mess within the community. A linked identity is the connection that you intentionally bridged, that's it.
Kinity - In which one identifies as a nonhuman species or character.
otherkin.wiki/wiki/Otherkin
Therianthropy - In which one identifies as an animal.
Essentially the same as being otherkind or fictionkind, just of different focus.
Just in case, therian does mean any species that has animality within.
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i have thought about this post about alterhuman “likeness” as a term literally since the day i saw it, because i truly do like it a lot
i think i am horselike. i’m not a horse, i don’t have any strong feelings for horses, but i share a likeness with horses. i act horselike a lot of the time. i have horselike mannerisms. i look like a horse, and i like wearing things that make me feel and look more like a horse. i think of myself as a horse sometimes.
I love seeing just how drawable Markiplier seems to be. Especially compared to Ryan Gosling who apparently is the male equivalent to Zendaya when it comes to likeness.
Every blue moon when the planets align and if the current kitten population of earth is divisible by seven, someone, somewhere draws an accurate Ryan Gosling.
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