#fictionpaw

[d0gbite]

hi, i love otherpaws here. otherpaws are always welcome.

in light of the recent influx of otherpaw hate, i have some Things To Say.

truly, there is no real difference between otherpaws and furries, except the materials they use to roleplay as animals. we should not be gatekeeping materials, guys. you cannot seriously call yourself furry-friendly if you are anti-otherpaw. but that is not my main reason for disliking the anti-otherpaw stance.

i find a laaaaarge issue i have with these “but otherpaws are copying therians!!!!” folks is that the term otherpaw was created specifically to distance otherpaws from alterhumanity; to create a clear distinction that masks and quadrobics ≠ alterhuman (therian included). which is a factually correct distinction. and folks whining about copying are (maybe unintentionally, maybe not) obscuring that distinction.

no, someone wearing a mask or doing quads is not inherently copying or mocking therians, because masks and quads aren’t exclusive to therians, and they never have been. wearing a mask does not a therian make. wearing a mask does not necessarily have anything to do with therians. claiming that anyone who wears masks or does quads is copying therians is trying to claim exclusive rights of therians over masks and quads. it’s gatekeeping, yes, but worse than gatekeeping, it’s trying to cement masks and quads as inherently ‘therian’. which they aren’t. which we have tried all this time to teach folks that no, not all therians wear masks/do quads, and just because someone does those things doesn’t make them alterhuman.

but now these anti-otherpaw folks are regressing again to “mask = therian, therefore they must be copying and mocking therians”. which is factually inaccurate and damaging to what being alterhuman and being therian truly means. it’s what leads to the misinformation about the true depth of alterhuman identity on places like tiktok. and i’m so sick of it.

i know it’s not a widespread issue (yet). but given that i’ve seen a handful of posts and comments about it, this is why i hope it doesn’t become one.

(i have also alwayyyyyys found the argument “but x is too similar to y!” to be a terrible argument against x. cause like…. who cares. things are allowed to be similar. humans and nonhumans alike are so incredibly numerous that you will almost never have a completely unique experience which no one else has ever had. our experiences overlap significantly because there are so many beings in this world. there is no fault in someone having a similar experience to you. you will not die just because you aren’t in fact that worlds most special snowflake. i prommy.)

[canine-entertainment]

Am I just a discourse blog now? Lmfao whatever we ball 💁🏽

Remember, no harassing anyone, because this is just for educational purposes only!! I just woke up too so this might be all over the place, but bear with me...

By that logic, you think otherkin identities are boiled down to wearing gear and quadrobics. You should also hate furries/kemonomimis. They're not roleplaying being otherkin, they're roleplaying being theriform animals and fictional characters. The only time they mention us is to say they're not us, simply having fun instead of a serious identity.

They aren't making us look like roleplay because we're two different communities. If we get mixed up, there's room for correction.

In this case, it's only mocking if they intend it to be that way. Otherwise, they're just having fun and aren't harmful to us at all.

"You're either a human, nonhuman, or not." What does that even mean?? You can be both and neither. Are you policing fellow alterhumans' identities?

People don't take us seriously either way. Before otherpaws, therians were mockingly called furries. But you aren't mad at furries, are you? You're hating the wrong people. Hate the ones that aren't taking us seriously, not the ones having fun in their own separate community.

Anypaws are like gender-nonconformity, but species-wise. I think it's actually pretty punk. Stop acting like otherkind is above anypaws. We all don't conform so we're all looked down upon.

[physicfox12]

I kin rudo and rudo HAS to kin raccoons like cmon you don't even gotta think about it

[liondrakes]

I think it’s really nice that there’s folks who queer the human experience by expressing themselves in animalistic or generally nonhuman ways while being human.

I like that there’s a space for folks who associate themselves with animals, other nonhuman species, and people and species from fiction while respecting spaces for those who are and live those exact experiences.

I don’t feel like my identity is being disrespected because there’s human beings who like to explore nonhumanity or fictionhood as an activity, a creative practice or exercise.

One of the first subcultures I became familiar with were furries. Although I left said community for personal reasons, I still somewhat look back on that community fondly. It was the first space where I felt comfortable with presenting myself as nonhuman, albeit in a covert manner. From costumes to video games and other art, I enjoyed seeing so many projects geared towards the Other. I am no longer a furry. Most furries are not nonhuman. Either way, I respect that community for the doors it (unexpectedly) opened up for me.

I feel like the same case could be said for otherpaw and fictionpaw communities. Their experiences may not be the same as ours, but we each understand and explore what being Other consists of in our own ways. That could invite humans (both orthohuman and alterhuman alike), nonhumans and all manners of people in this world to commune together more. I welcome otherpaws and fictionpaws wholeheartedly.

[guardian-shepherd]

"Kinrad" blogs to block

I do not believe these users are willing to have a constructive or civil conversation, do not interact with these users in any way. Harassing them likely to result in retaliation, do not harass other users. Block them if you have not yet.

theriomed

kinfullyradical

nonhumandragon

starweaversrule (warning! R slur and saneism on this account)

antifictionpaw

Additions to this list will be edited into this post unless I run out of space (unlikely)

I will have a basic post explaining otherpaw/fictionpaw and otherlink/funlink over at @a-shattered-goddess up soon.

[xenogenderkid]

Fictionpaw!! (I recently heard of this term somewhere on YouTube so I wanted to talk about it, I did not coin this, I don't know who coined it but I know @fictionpawjax on YouTube talked about it hehe :3)

A fictionpaw is someone who roleplays as a non cannonical version of a character and has a strong deep imagination/imaginative bond towards them. They roleplay as having a past or current life as the character without actually thinking they have a past life! (I find this concept a little interesting.)

It's not the same as fictionkin but fictionpaws and fictionkins seem to get along so I think it's sweet‼️

[dogdaypaw]

Today I'll be explaining the difference between fictionpaws and fictionkin because some people think they are the same‼️

Fictionpaw - someone who has a deep strong imagination towards a fictional character and roleplays having a past or current life as the non-cannon version of the character! It's not "kinning", it is "pawing", you paw a character, you don't kin them, this is a hobby. :3

Fictionkin - someone who identifies as a fictional character in different levels! Physically, spiritually, non physically, mentally or other. It IS kinning a character, this is a kin. This is NOT a hobby. And yes they DO think they are the character, but it is valid and it is OK. <3 (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

ALL of this is valid and should be respected! Regardless of our differences

I hope that clears it up :D

[eywaschild777]

i love how the kinrad community is filled with ONE user with multiple side blogs and literally everyone forgot abt them after a few days 😭😭😭😭

ITS SO FUNNY I CANT IMAGINE BEING SUCH A LOSERHGHFSGHVC

literally made multiple sideblogs to inflate the numbers im crine 🥀🥀