“For clarification*:

‘Kin (noun): I identify as this thing (usually involuntarily)¹

Kin (verb)**: I have a connection with this thing²

‘Kith/hearted: I identify strongly with this thing³

‘Link: I choose to identify as this thing⁴

Eiment: I am the embodiment of this thing⁵

‘Mask: I choose to adopt the identity of this thing because it’s fun⁶

Cir: I relate to this thing so much that it’s part of my identity⁷

Linosus: I identify as this thing because someone else likes it⁸

Identimore: I like and want to be this character⁹

Quaestimore: I don’t know if I like or am this character¹⁰

Archetrope: Some part of my identity is closely tied to this archetype¹¹

Otherodium: I identify with/as this thing, but I don’t want to¹²

Quoiian: My identifying with/as this thing doesn’t fit into the voluntary/involuntary dichotomy (oversimplification)¹³

Otherspirit: I am physically one thing, but in my hear/soul I’m another¹⁴

Schrodihuman: I am both human and non-human¹⁵

Casshuman: Labeling my humanity or lack thereof is unimportant¹⁶

Humanmore: I am human and alterhuman¹⁷

Icosahuman: I identify with/as this thing in multiple ways¹⁸

Endel: My identity as this thing is rooted in delusions¹⁹

Human+: I am human and also more than that²⁰

Apothane: I used to be human, but I’m not anymore²¹

Caedhuman: My relationship to my humanity was affected by trauma²²

Inexbeing: My identity can’t be explained or understood by others²³

Dreamin: My alterhuman identity is different when I’m daydreaming²⁴

Hearthic: This place is my home even though I wasn’t raised there/haven’t spent much time there²⁵

Auxlian: I appear human but I’m not²⁶

Flicker: My identity as this thing is temporary²⁷

Alterhuman: My identity doesn’t match what’s typically considered “being human”²⁸

Constelic: I collect the identities of things (for any reason, often voluntarily)²⁹

*I am very pro “do whatever you want forever,” and that includes using whatever labels you damn well please; nobody, not even the official definition of a term, can tell you how to identify; use whatever terms you want in whatever combination you want, fuck the nonexistent rules

¹ Otherkin’s page on its own wiki (link)

** The use of “kin” as a verb has some very stupid discourse around it, beware the assholes

² What Does Someone Mean When They Say “I Kin That Character”? (link)

³ Otherhearted’s page on the therianthropy wiki (link)

⁵ Eiment coining post (link)

⁶ Othermask coining post (link)

⁷ Cir coining post (link)

⁸ Linosus coining post (link)

⁹ Identimore coining post (link)

¹⁰ Quaestimore coining post (link)

¹¹ Archetrope’s page on a different otherkin wiki (link)

¹² Otherodium coining post (link)

¹³ Quoiian coining post (link)

¹⁴ Otherspirit coining post (link)

¹⁵ Schrodihuman coining post (link)

¹⁶ Casshuman coining post (link)

¹⁷ Humanmore coining post (link)

¹⁸ Icosahuman coining post (link)

¹⁹ Endel flag proposal post (link)

²⁰ Human+ definition/symbol proposal post (link)

²¹ Apothane coining post (link)

²² Caedhuman coining post (link)

²³ Inexbeing coining post (link)

²⁴ Dreamin coining post (link)

²⁵ Hearthic coining post (link)

²⁶ Auxlian coining post (link)

²⁷ Otherflicker coining post (link)

²⁸ Alterhuman flag post (link)

²⁹ Constelic coining post (link)“

Posted by inhumanliquid on March 23, 2024.