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otherkinnews2013-08-08 06:00 am
frameacloud) wrote in otherkinnews2013-08-08 06:00 am
Jewelfox: What does it mean to be otherkin?
Trigger warnings: For this article, none. The linked article lists its own trigger warnings in its introduction.
August: An otherkin in our community, named Jewelfox, wrote an article this month titled "What does it mean to be otherkin?" Other authors have had difficulty trying to write a definition for otherkin (people who identify as mythological creatures), therianthropes (people who identify as animals), and/or fictives (people who identify as characters from fiction), because these self-identifications are individualistic and have surprisingly few beliefs in common with one another. Rather than attempting a definition based on spirituality or behavior, Jewelfox isolates three traits that she thinks are held in common by otherkin, therianthropes, and fictives alike. These three traits aren't spiritual beliefs or behaviors, but are aspects of a process: identification, explanation, and expression. Read Jewelfox's article to learn more about the reasoning behind this, and its impact on the social acceptance of these people.
Source
Jewelfox, "What does it mean to be otherkin?" 2013-08-05. Jewelfox (personal blog). http://jewelfox.dreamwidth.org/74778.html
I linked to this with Jewelfox's permission.
August: An otherkin in our community, named Jewelfox, wrote an article this month titled "What does it mean to be otherkin?" Other authors have had difficulty trying to write a definition for otherkin (people who identify as mythological creatures), therianthropes (people who identify as animals), and/or fictives (people who identify as characters from fiction), because these self-identifications are individualistic and have surprisingly few beliefs in common with one another. Rather than attempting a definition based on spirituality or behavior, Jewelfox isolates three traits that she thinks are held in common by otherkin, therianthropes, and fictives alike. These three traits aren't spiritual beliefs or behaviors, but are aspects of a process: identification, explanation, and expression. Read Jewelfox's article to learn more about the reasoning behind this, and its impact on the social acceptance of these people.
Jewelfox, "What does it mean to be otherkin?" 2013-08-05. Jewelfox (personal blog). http://jewelfox.dreamwidth.org/74778.html
I linked to this with Jewelfox's permission.