That last post we reblogged got me thinking more about how the alterhuman community in general (and maybe more specifically the otherkin community, possibly) tends to treat more wild instincts. It often feels like there's this strange idea floating around that these feelings do exist and we have them, but acknowledging them in any other way than condemning them or god forbid acting upon them (in constructive ways) is bad ™ and you should feel bad.
Like if a therian gets violent thoughts about killing their prey, obviously they're not going to actually do it, everyone understands that there's probably certain things we shouldn't do. but then it becomes "well even if you won't do it you can't admit you want to do it." And that's.. not great.
I'm not a therian, nor does my kintype really affect me in this particular way, so I can't exactly speak for the otherkin community here (that's better suited to Finn, probably.) and from what I know theres many 'kin who fight this idea.
But I am a fictive, and good god is this such a problem in the plural community. If you're a fictive of a villain or just a general "bad" person oftentimes it can feel like you're either forced to not exist at all, or completely change your persona so that you don't come off as bad anymore.
MAn, what if I want to be bad??? I just get thrown in the garbage for trying to be constructive with the baggage my source has attached to me?
This rant doesn't really add up to any thoughtful conclusion, I'm just very tired of respectability politics and I wish it were okay to be myself outside of close friends, but no matter how much people say its valid to be a villain fictive and other such things that all goes out the window if you ever present like one.
