#lana posts

My first problem is its definition of therian. She defines therians as “people that even without a tail, or paw pads or a flat nose, see that ascribing the traits of particular animals to themselves can be a quick and easy shorthand for the personality traits that they want to accentuate.”

This isn’t really accurate in my case? And in many other cases I know. I’m not a human that only calls themselves a dog as a means to an end, as a “shorthand” because the true explanation is much longer. I am just a dog. The thing of not having a tail or paw pads or the physical characteristics of a dog are things that give me genuine species dysphoria.

My second problem is more on the whole thesis of the video. That being a puppygirl is nothing more than a coping mechanism to dissociate from the real world, and something that must be enjoyed in moderation to not forget about human responsibilities.

I want to say beforehand that I understand what she means. I do agree that it’s important not to neglect responsibilities and that it’s good to keep a balance between going puppy mode and being a human.

But to me “puppy mode” is So much more than just a coping mechanism to dissociate from reality. It’s a way for me to express my gender identity and fully unmask and be myself in the most genuine way possible. I’m not a human acting like a dog, I am just a dog.

Though I also want to admit that this video might just not be directed at me. I’m not a puppygirl or a human that likes to pretend to be a dog sometimes. I’m just a dog. A mutt. A puppy.

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People Thought I Was Dead

The first reaction people had was to think something bad had happened to me, some of them even thought I was dead. Then something socially curious happened: everybody started speaking to each other on Facebook and WhatsApp to try to figure out what was wrong. Some of them even contacted my family multiple times. They all had my phone number, email address and other ways of contacting me. However, none of them did. It was like I had exited the matrix, and was living in another reality.

Trustworthiness

I was told that I couldn’t be trusted since people can’t check online what I’m doing when I’m not around.

Yeah, you read that right.

Society has been brainwashed to believe that privacy is something criminal. Sorry to disappoint, but privacy is a basic fundament of freedom and democracy. That’s why the voting system is anonymous [1]. When people tell you “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear”, what they really mean is “democracy is overrated, get over it”.

[1] Privacy: you know who I am but not what I do. Anonymity: You know what I do but not who I am. The voting system uses both, privacy when you go vote, anonymity when they count the results. /end Image ID] This is from an article about a computer security professional's experiences giving up social media and smartphones, which we are now considering doing. Although we will likely retain some use of tumblr on a computer only. You can read the full article here: