“Otherkin Terminology

Hello, everyone! Recently, we as a system, found ourselves in a bit of a predicament when we discovered we had no words to describe the alterhuman identity of one of our fragments. So, we coined a new term!

Othercultured:

Definition: Othercultured refers to anyone who identifies with a culture that does not exist in shared reality/the “real world,” (in quotes as some may find the term demeaning of their experiences/identities).

This could include:

• Plurals who identify with a culture in headspace that does not exist outside of it
• Fictionkin, fictives, IRLs, or other fictional people who identify with a fictional culture
• People who identify with their own personal culture that is not shared by other people
• And potentially more!

This is not an exclusionary term (it is considered part of alterhumanity, however), and it can be used for many things!

Related Terms:

Otherculture: The state of being othercultured; alternatively, an otherculture ethnicity or culture

Cultural Dysphoria: The dysphoria experienced by a mismatch of the culture one spiritually identifies with and the culture one is surrounded by, belongs to “IRL,” or is aligned with

Extra:

There is currently no flag for otherculture, but anyone is free to make one as long as it represents the community as a whole! Also, this is not a “transracial” term as it does not refer to IRL ethnicities.

Have fun, friends!

-Lep (collective systemsona)”

Coined by quinthetoucan on October 31, 2022.