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i’ve seen a lot of people within mogai, alterhuman, and similar communities be very casual with their usage of the word “mutt” and i understand this is likely due to ignorance on the fact that it is in fact a racial slur.

how is it a slur? when used to refer specifically to humans or those in human bodies, it is used derogatorily specifically towards mixed race individuals. while yes it refers to a dog or any animal that is mixed breed i’m sure you can understand why it is offensive and a slur when used towards humans. it is dehumanizing and degrading mixed people, calling us animals.

i do not care if you are alterhuman or other kin or otherwise don’t identify as a human, including physically, i kindly ask you to please stop referring to yourself as a mutt; including names, pronouns, titles, what have you. unless you are a mixed race individual you cannot and should not be attempting to reclaim it or use it to refer to yourself.

i really wish this causal racism and normalization of a racial slur wasn’t so widespread and prevalent in these communities, that people were more knowledgeable on the fact it is a slur. please educate yourselves more, i understand not everyone may know it is a slur but upon learning so please do your own research and stop using it unless your mixed race- and even then understand other individuals may not be comfortable calling you a mutt.

tldr: mutt is a racial slur against mixed race individuals. unless you are bodily mixed race do not use it as names, pronouns, titles, etc etc any way to describe yourself. it is not for alter humans/non human individuals as a whole to reclaim, only to those bodily mixed race. please educate yourselves.

Tagging @radiomogai @goatgai @flaglessarchival.

Not knowing who's fronting, not knowing how many alters you have, not knowing when you switch, not knowing alters' names or why they formed, alters not having names, having no internal world or a very vague one, having no internal communication, struggling with external communication, experiencing alters as different overlapping states of self instead of separate people, hell even just experiencing amnesia.

These are all extremely common symptoms of DID/OSDD, especially when you're untreated or early in treatment. And yet they're all common reasons for why people feel like they don't belong in this community, because the reality of this disorder somehow doesn't conform to the online expectation.

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A term for when you consider yourself the ‘clown person’ in a way that is central to your identity. This can include but is not limited to: wanting to be perceived as the most knowledgeable or attached to clowns and wanting others to think about you when they see clowns.

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