Hello, this is a queued reminder. Iâll be posting these regularly because Iâm tired of seeing the same hateful misinformation in the tag all the time.
- Otherkin is NOT a gender, sexuality, or anything else similar!
- Itâs an identity of the self, a belief that in some way, one is nonhuman / âmore than humanâ. This belief can be spiritual, affected by religion, or even part of some mentally ill peopleâs coping mechanisms or delusions. Thereâs an entire spectrum of reasons for one to identify as Otherkin, and I realize that some or all can seem strange, but if youâre non-kin, you have no weight in conversation on it.
- Otherkin donât EVER use this identity to try to invade trans spaces, honestly. I have never seen this actually happen. Iâve seen a million and one troll blogs pretend that just being kin automatically makes you trans, though.
- We do not act like weâre oppressed! An Otherkin might face oppression for other reasons, like being a POC, or trans, but we arenât oppressed just for being kin and we are all aware of it.
- We donât care what you do with the things we are kin with. Plantkin donât care if you mow your lawn, dogkin donât think owning pets is slavery, and there is no such thing as foodkin.
- Otherkinity in and of itself is not a mental illness. Saying that is like saying Christianity is a mental illness! This belief is not inherently harmful, please listen to actual Otherkin before you form an âopinion.â
- The âa Dose of Buckleyâ video that is going around is grossly inaccurate, and most everyone agrees that the behaviors shown by the example Otherkin in that video arenât acceptable, and that person probably isnât actually Otherkin.
- Please be aware that there are many nasty trolls who spam the Otherkin tag with the intent of giving Otherkin a bad name.
- This should answer all your other questions: http://otherkinfaq.tumblr.com/FAQ