Anthropomorphism - When animals become human
Anthropomorphism is an interesting concept that involves attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or even natural phenomena. This tendency to project human traits and behaviors onto the world around us is something that can be seen in popular culture, literature, advertising, art, religion, and many other areas.
https://unmondedechimere.wordpress.com/2023/04/04/lanthropomorphisme/
Animal anthropomorphism 🐶🐺🐱🦁🐯🦒🦊
Animal anthropomorphism is the act of attributing human traits, behaviors, or emotions to animals, whether in real life or in popular culture. This can take the form of talking animals, cartoon characters with animal features.
Object anthropomorphism
Object anthropomorphism is the act of attributing human characteristics, such as emotions, thoughts, and intentions, to inanimate objects. This practice is often used in literature, art and media to give life and personality to ordinary objects. For example, in Pixar's "Cars," cars are anthropomorphized and presented as characters with distinct personalities and emotions.
Furry
Furry are people who identify with an anthropomorphic character, usually an animal, and express themselves through that character by creating artwork, costumes, role-playing, etc. The Furry fandom is often associated with popular culture and the LGBTQ+ community.
Kawaii Anthropomorphism
Kawaii anthropomorphism is a subgenre of anthropomorphism that focuses on cute and lovable characters, often inspired by Japanese culture. Kawaii anthropomorphic characters are usually drawn with large, expressive eyes, rounded shapes, and exaggerated animal features. This trend is often used in Japanese popular culture, such as manga, anime, and video games.
Personification
Personification is a figure of speech that consists of attributing human characteristics to abstract concepts. This makes it possible to express ideas in a more vivid and colorful way, giving non-human entities qualities and behaviors that are normally foreign to them. For example, the sentence "The wind blows hard" uses personification by attributing to the wind a human behavior (to blow).
Therianthropy or Zoomorphism
Therianthropy is a cultural concept that involves the transformation of a human being into an animal, in whole or in part, often inspired by mythologies and legends from around the world. Therianthropy can be used to express complex ideas, such as the duality of man and animal, connection with nature and primal instincts.
Theriocephaly
Theriocephaly is an artistic or mythological representation of a creature or god having an animal head. This term is often used in religious and mythological traditions to represent deities or magical creatures that have a hybrid nature. Theriocephaly is common in many cultures and is often used to represent aspects of nature and wildlife.
Kemonomimi
The term Kemonomimi (or "animal ears" in English) refers to characters, often in Japanese pop culture such as manga and anime, who have animal ears on their head and a tail, while maintaining a humanoid body. Kemonomimi characters are often whimsical, imaginary creations or hybrid beings, mixing human and animal characteristics. This trend has gained popularity in recent years, and Kemonomimi characters are often seen as cute and attractive.
Anthropomorphism moe (Gijinka)
Moe anthropomorphism, also known as Gijinka, is a subgenre of anthropomorphism that involves the depiction of characters of inanimate objects, marks, logos, symbols, or other abstract concepts in the form of anthropomorphic characters.
