IdleRich
IdleRich
Otherkin are a subculture of people who identify as not entirely human. Some otherkin believe their identity derives from reincarnation, a non-human soul, ancestry, symbolism, or metaphor. Others attribute it to unusual psychology and do not hold spiritual beliefs on the subject. Categories of otherkin include Fictionkin, those who identify as fictional characters; Conceptkin, who identify as abstract concepts; Weatherkin, who identify as weather systems; as well as a number of other more obscure categories.Joseph P. Laycock, assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University, considers otherkin beliefs to have a religious dimension, but asserts that "the argument that Otherkin identity claims conform to a substantive definition of religion is problematic". Many otherkin themselves reject the notion that being otherkin is a religious belief. A controversial but frequently made analogy is to the transgender condition and gender dysphoria, leading to the terms trans-species or trans-speciesism and species dysphoria.
I can see that that last bit might be a little-controversial. Anyway, let's leave that aside for a moment... I found a potentially useful place on reddit where users will help you work out what kind of thing you really are
Hey! I’m a other kin but not sure what kind. I have a feeling I have bat wings. At the same time I eat flowers and act like a cat +i bite people I don’t wanna assume, any tips / ideas?
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What's going on here eh? I got a few of my own thoughts but interested to hear what the rest of you think first.