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Whose Legs are These? (Чьи это ноги?)

Valentin Fedotov / Валентин Федотов

After a long while I finally managed to complete this zine, get the PDF on itch.io or click read more to view it here! (not its ideal format)

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO V.V.K (@satanfemme) AND @canidazed this zine would be nothing without you

I wear almost exclusively black for my fur/feather color and shadowy aura, have my ears tail paws and muzzle on ninety percent of the time, and I feel amazing. all i really need now is my fangs and wings and ill be all set. its kinda weird to think about, I haven't felt like this since, well, I finished my gender transition a few years ago.

(an alternative to "dehumanization" that affirms nonhuman =/= less than human)

lowkey considering saying "imhumanization" instead of "dehumanization" to describe, in a value-neutral way, the process of unlearning human traits and behaviors that don't suit you and expressing/becoming more nonhuman.

the im- in "imhumanization" is the same as in impersonal or impassive, which have mostly neutral connotations as words. it means "not" or "oppositely", so imhumanization says "becoming not-human / opposite of human" without inherently implying that nonhuman = less than human.

in the same way, impersonal and impassive describe being less personal / emotional, without inherently implying that it is inferior to being more personal / emotional.

it's slightly different from saying "unhumanized" because that implies someone was humanized/human-like/human before they went through a process of dropping those traits. "unhumanized" also has a neutral-to-negative connotation because searches say

most usages are either the same meaning as "dehumanization" / "subhumanization" and

in the context of losing humanity that needs to be returned, or being perceived to be "in need" of human influence

and it's different from "nonhumanized" because that implies never experiencing (voluntary or involuntary) formative human influence at all. "imhumanized" is moving away from formative human influence one's actually experienced

this is just my take as a weredog of color who likes to bridge gaps i see in alterhuman language, since it rubs me the wrong way when animal folk say "dehumanization" like it's a good thing, but then realized there wasn't an alternative that didn't imply nonhumanity was below humanity.

If you aren’t an alterhuman, please fill out the survey still if you have the time!

I’m trying to give a voice to others in my community and promote acceptance of alterhumanity. Filling out the survey helps me a lot!

Just a warning, this survey will ask about discrimination. If you do not want to answer any of the questions, please do not take the survey. The discrimination section is an extremely important part of the survey. All responses will be anonymous!

Lake Therio, Pages 1-14 🌲✨

(December, 2024)