Finnish blog article about otherkin

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A skeptical Finnish-language blogger wrote an entry that covers some basics about otherkin. Google Translate handles it poorly, so I'm not sure of the article's thesis or attitude.

Source

Ez. "Seikkaluja internetin harhamaassa: oletko sinäkin oikeasti eläin?" May 28, 2014. Tämä Päivä (Today). (Personal blog.) http://tamapaiva.blogspot.fi/2014/05/seikkaluja-internetin-harhamaassa.html

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The actual author of the quoted article here!

Kudos to cavefelem for translating parts of my article. I apologize if it felt tedious, but when writing to audiences not familiar with a phenomena, I find it useful to try to be a bit more wordy when explaining some of the concepts, before getting to a point. Also this article started out with a long opening due to it being the first in a series that I've later continued by looking into other Internet phenomena.

Anyhoo, just putting in one correction. I didn't mean that otherkin shouldn't be surgeons, mostly that an otherkin identity could very well come back and bite you in the ass when applying to become one. The quote was about credibility, not capacity.

[(Anonymous)]

Almost forgot:
The term "otu" was the best Finnish term I've come across for otherkin. Its short, catchy and works. What would the preferred Finnish term be if this one is out of favor?

[cavefelem.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't mean to say it shouldn't be used, just that I was surprised to encounter it, because I don't remember it being a commonly known and recognised word. Maybe it is nowadays.

I don't know what the preferred term in the Finnish-speaking otherkin community would be, as I'm not a part of one or even really know if one exists.