about "physical therians" — ͏𖠰
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okay, we are making this post so we can pin it to avoid any confusion.
lets make it clear,
therianthropy is an internal identity and has never included physical nonhumanity. from its origin in the 1990s through communities like alt.horror.werewolves, The Werelist, and Project Shift, therianthropy has always described a psychological or spiritual identification with a nonhuman animal. therians understand they are physically human. this is not optional or up for interpretation- it is a core part of what the word means.
Project Shift's guide (archived): "Therians are not delusional. We do not believe we are physically nonhuman."
Therian Guide: "Being a therian does not mean you believe you are physically an animal."
The Werelist FAQ: "Therians recognize they are human beings in body, even if they identify as animals in some internal sense."
claims of being physically nonhuman contradict the fundamental definition of therianthropy. they are not valid within the community and cannot be reconciled with the term. no matter how someone feels, it is not possible to be physically nonhuman and a therian at the same time. allowing that belief under the therian label misrepresents our identity and disrespects the decades of meaning built around it.
for these reasons, we do not consider "physical therians" part of the therian community, and we do not allow those beliefs in our spaces. there are so many other labels out there, and nobody is stopping anyone from coining a new one. obviously we can't stop anyone from calling themself a physical therian, but this is OUR PAGE and we do not validate that here. so respect our dni and keep out. thank you EDIT: we welcome physical nonhumans/alterhumans! it is simply the therianthropy part that is inaccurate and therefore not welcome here.
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