𐂯cricket/matthew𐂯

𖢂 minor - it/thing/vamp/woof/he/she+ polytherian shapeshifter - weirdo 𖢂

[thingonaleash]

@m1lkb0ne nonhuman blog

pronouns.cc . . .

hello !!!! i mainly go by cricket and matthew, but you can also call me scotty, spawn, or cicada. i go by any prns (except they/them), but it/its is highly preferred. i also have many physical and mental disabilities, such as autism, ocd, severe anxiety, fasd (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder), adhd, depression, a speech impediment, and chronic headaches.

i’m pangender and the other genders i feel connected to are agender, transmasc, and librafluid. i’m omni, aceflux, demian, and objectum as well.

i don’t identify as human, if that wasn’t obvious. i feel most connected to the term nonhuman and see myself as some kind of shapeshifting creature. i’m a therian, objectkin, animalhearted, otherkin, and fictionkin. some of these identities are physical too. me being a therian has also influenced my pet regression, as i use it to cope. even though i have many fictkins, i rarely ever shift, and have had no animal shifts from my memory.

𖢂 》 theriotypes: praying mantis (possibly mantis cladotherian), belgian malinois, german shepherd, snake, african wild dog, cheetah, opossum, wolf (cladotherian ; physical)

𖢂 》 kintypes: shapeshifter (physical), alien (physical), sparkledog

𖢂 》 fictkintypes: matthew patel, julian, ghoulian, ? (oc), oj, ponyboy curtis, tac nayn, slinky (oc), lisa miller, dipper pines

𖢂 》 heartypes: centipede (cladohearted), beetle (possibly cladohearted), scorpion, inchworm

𖢂 》 objectypes: traffic cone, computer, robot, accordion, chattering teeth

𖢂 》 kinsidering: japanese emperor caterpillar, vampire, werewolf, gelatin, coiny, ruby, stephen stills

also please don’t get me involved in alterhuman discourse. I don’t care for it and think people should be allowed to identify as what they want, as long as it’s not offensive, harmful, or faking

howling at the screen ෴ - text/rant posts

arts and crafts ෴ - my drawings and other forms of art

responses from the woods ෴ - things from my askbox

this looks cool ෴ - reblogs

gear and stuff ෴ - posts that involve my gear

[puppy-guyy]

A new friend let me try on his tail during a furry meet! Had a great day ^w^ I now crave a curled tail…

[dogchainz]

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made a moodboard for myself since i never see any dalmatians

[cavebehindthevines]

Quick thought on the sudden rise in therian talk in news

So today I’ve seen posts on multiple platforms from those living in Latin America saying the news and social media is suddenly discussing therians a lot, in a very negative way.

Something I need y’all to know, based on my experience living as trans for 10 years and being a furry for several as well: DO NOT TALK TO THE MEDIA. You can speak to TRUSTED, preferably independent journalists. Previously center and liberal news media like CNN and the New York Times have taken a steep rightwing shift. Do not go on podcasts, do not talk to tv reporters, etc. It will put you in harms way. You will be taken out of context. They will attack you with premeditated questions to make you look bad, knowing you are not prepared to debate/justify your existence. I repeat,

DO NOT TALK TO THE MEDIA.

[dovewithscales]

Can confirm. Please listen.

I am a disabled transgender woman of color, otherkin, pagan clergy member, and civil rights organizer. I have been active in these communities (often in some kind of organizing capacity) since 2005-2010.

I have done numerous TV, radio/podcast, and newspaper interviews. All of them went well because I communicated with more experienced organizers with experience interacting with the media, and because I carefully vetted everyone I spoke to.

A legitimate journalist with good intentions will do research, find community leaders and organizers, and reach out to them directly to request an interview. Which is what happened for every interview I have ever done.

If someone puts out a general call for volunteers, it is almost always because they have bad intentions and they want someone who does not have expertise or experience with the media, whom they can easily make a fool of. No matter who you are or how charismatic or good at speaking you are, it is absolutely impossible to do an interview which cannot be edited to make you look like an idiot. The only way to look good in an interview is if the interviewer wants you to look good. No exceptions.

I have seen it happen numerous times both in the alterhuman community and elsewhere. Not only do people who agree to such interviews always get made a fool of by the media. They also usually get labeled by the community as clout chasing embarrassments who don't have the community's best interests in mind. I won't name names, but those who've been around for a while will be able to think of examples.

The only time it's not a completely terrible idea to agree to an interview is if:

A) The interviewer contacted you specifically because you are a leader/organizer/academic who represents the community.

B) You've done research on the interviewer to find out who they are and what kind of work they've done in the past.

C) This interviewer is a serious journalist who has never done sensationalist media or published an interview with someone who looked silly or incompetent (because if they interviewed someone who looked bad, it is always on purpose. They can make anyone look bad and they can make anyone look good).

D) The interviewer does not work for a media outlet that ever does sensationalist media, or which has any connections to conservative interests (which eliminates all mainstream media outlets).

E) You have spoken to other community leadership who also think you should do the interview.

@who-is-page Did I miss anything important?

[who-is-page]

Basically seconding everything already said, although there's one factor I want to add.

For what's been happening in Latin America, there have also been multiple news outlets publishing AI-generated videos of "therian attacks"-- there is absolutely no reason to assume that these outlets and others would hesitate to use editing or AI to make you look like a fool at best, or a danger at worst. Do NOT interact with the media unless you are absolutely positive, without a shadow of a doubt, that 1) the journalist you're speaking to is trustworthy, 2) doing so isn't going to put you in danger, and 3) others second that it's a good idea for you to do so.

Public speaking is a skill; do not overestimate your own capabilities! Do not underestimate how negatively a huge public speaking appearance can affect you and your family! I would recommend that 99.99% of all alterhumans avoid ever talking to the media, myself included. It is so easy to fuck up so badly, and the consequences are far-reaching and permanent. Don't do it. Don't let your friends do it. Don't let your family do it.

When in doubt, DON'T TALK TO THE MEDIA.

[winrytheweirdo]

alterhuman community, can we have a goal to stop being ableist

please and thank you

[this-is-alterhumisia]

when someone says "i couldnt be friends with someone who identifies as a *nonhuman thing*"

This is alterhumisia.

[lylethelion]

Little lion having fun :3

[lucs-madness]

btw transspecies is not radqueer please stop saying it is. we existed long before the radqueer movement and we will exist long after

[k9-n0ah]

It’s insane how different tumblr is too TikTok when it comes to alterhumanity

Me: I’m actually a dog in every way

Tumblr: that’s cool

TikTok: well actually your delusions affect me and I don’t think you should be spreading misinformation and mental illnesses and that’s not valid also did I mention delusions

[fictionkinfessions]

Sometimes I can handle speaking about/to the person who caused most of my exotrauma, but other times my heart starts pounding, my stomach turns and I start feeling dizzy. This is weird. You'd think it'd be consistent. Odd.

-#🦵🪚

x

[fictionkinfessions]

Why? Why why why why why why couldn't I have just died with you?

I'm tired and alone and it hurts.

Even when I have people right next to me, will I always be this way now?

I hate it.

I wish we could have died together.

x

[cutthroat-crimson]

What being fictionkin in a therian discord server feels like

[labyrinthwalkers]

short thing about fronting. i have free will. i watched the sunset.

[cutthroat-crimson]

Am I going crazy? I feel like people are assigning gender roles to therians

It's never said out loud but I keep getting a vibe that some people think "cats are the girl therians and wolves are the boy therians :)” like ok

[d0gbite]

“biological therian” was supposed to be the word we get to have to mean we’re literally, physically, genetically our theriotypes! it was supposed to be the one term we get to keep, after “physical therian” evolved to mean basically any nonhuman for any reason!

what do you MEAN you’re “biologically a therian but know your body is actually completely scientifically physically human”!!! do you know what biologically means!!!!!!

it is so unbelievably frustrating having our terms taken from us and watered down over and over and over again. can literal physical nonhumans not have anything to ourselves? all of our terms must be taken from us and morphed into something else? and what’s worse, so often those ‘physical nonhumans’ taking those terms will then turn around to us and go “wait, you think you’re ACTUALLY physically nonhuman?? that’s delusional!”

AAAAAARFHGHHHH

[thetadelta]

Being a therian makes is especially hard to understand fatphobia. Like. If you are a fat animal you are winning. You did it. You are successful and healthy and have energy reserves to survive future hardship. Why on earth would anyone not want body fat, why would you get rid of your body's health insurance on purpose

[defrostedvertebrae]

oh no,..... not... my daily life??

the horrors!