What if there was a book about otherkin?

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Theri There comic for July 3, 2006. Thanks for sticking with me, folks. :)

[Edit 2017-04-03: Updated link.]

Comments

Very, VERY accurate...

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I think that, when a book that accurately portrays Otherkin comes out, that it will be the only the beginning of media attention. It won't be too long before you have parades for Otherkin....>.<

On the other hand....Otherkin as a subculture is actually way more *extreme* than the furry subculture. Why? Because we take it to a more spiritual level. Furries dress up in fursuits because they have a fursona, identify with it, and like anthropomorphic animals and art and whatnot. Most furries do it as a hobby, but some lifestyle as it. It can be a very shallow, fleeting hobby, roleplaying online and drawing a lot, or you can lifestyle, have a furry pride bumper sticker and go shopping in your fursuit. You can take it lightly, or to an extreme.

Otherkin, on the other hand(hehe), well, it's a serious thing. We are speaking of our souls, of our past lives, of our identities. We bring up theories that are not only intangible, but highly controversial. Some of our theories specifically rely on the opinion that there is a diety, some rely on the actual belief in reincarnation, and a lot rely on the belief in auras, energy, and souls. If one were not to believe in any of the aforementioned, they could not potentialy equate one of more theories out there to be valid.

I guess it's like the difference between Goth and.....hmm....let's say Wicca. Goths can dress in dark colors, appreciate the music, and be nonconformists. Wiccans can do that too, but it's not Goth. They have spiritual beliefs that are not physical or tangible in any way.

But, for that very reason, we're not going to get the same kind of viewpoint on us as furries do. If people thought furries were sex-crazed animal lovers because they heard of the CSI episode, most still are starting to realize that that's only one kind of monkey in the barrel. Otherkin have metaphysical beliefs that can directly conflict most mainstream beliefs. It'll fuck with people's percieved viewpoints of things.

And, therefore, like someone previously said, we need to make our viewpoints clear before the media gets a hold on us and makes up their own thoughts on the matter.

But how will we do that if we cannot even decide on what Otherkin precisely is? The world may never know.