So, someone ranted about otherkin, and got this response:
You have NO business telling people what religious beliefs are real or not. That is disrespectful no matter your beliefs and you need to get off your high horse.
You have also have NO idea that a lot of otherkin DON’T accept mythical creatures as “legit” and “real”. Not all of us are “insane people who think they’re mythical creatures.
I agree that otherkin don’t need pronouns. Hell, I think beliefs are extremely private no one should even know.
You’re just being extremely harmful and disrespectful.
Hi anon named “otherkin r full of crap”
I love the anon name you used, it really does make you sound mature and balanced throughout the discussion about Otherkins.
I’m just going to point out labeling all Otherkin as fictional animals or mystical animals is an extremely harmful label to everyone who calls themselves as an Otherkin. Can’t you just quit at wolf? Maybe a cat, lion, leopard, anything but some other than mythical creatures? The way you seem to word it actually very generalized and misinformed.
Not all Otherkin accept mythical/fictional/literature/paranormal creatures as real Otherkin, and it’s a very delicate (and old!) topic within the community that you seem to have no knowledge about other than the definition of the name Otherkin.
Just pointing it out.
PS: I don’t really use pronouns to denote species; that’s part of my religion and I believe religion should be personal. So I agree with you, just not the way you generalized Otherkins.
So wait, are they leaving "I'm transspecies" and going for "this is my religion" now? Also, got to love the hypocrisy; "Stop making fun of otherkin and their identities! It's really important and sacred to them, and just as valid as anything else! But
mythical/fantasy otherkin can go fuck themselves. We don't see them as
real otherkin!" Wow, maybe it really
is a religion.
all right can we clear something up here about the nounself pronouns? they are not denoting gender. they do not show gender identification. they are primarily used by otherkin to denote species—not gender. these pronouns are chosen on the basis of making the individual comfortable and are not related to their gender identity at all. at all. i do not find it okay for people to spread this misinformation. many otherkin are trans and nonbinary and the ones i personally know have to constantly correct people on this mistake. please do not say that nounself pronouns are denoting gender. they are not.
Maybe if you didn't demand they be used as your personal pronouns, people wouldn't think it had anything to do with gender. Because that's the point of pronouns.
