@goroakechi Is this an otherkin thing, or is there some other discourse on the word kin I'm unaware of? Just wanna make sure before I give some totally irrelevant commentary.
@celyandil it’s an otherkin thing, about how people have sort of co-opted the term to mean “i relate to this” instead of “in some shape or form i literally am this”
@celyandil ive heard that term, as well as “synpath” i believe. maybe it’s just been my bad luck, but most of the people i come across nowadays who use the term “kin” tend to spread misinformation like “being otherkin isn’t that serious, we don’t actually believe we’re this” or “it’s just for fun” or etc. it’s a bit frustrating
@goroakechi Now that you mention it, I have seen a bit of that around. This reminds me of the otherkringe Reddit as well, where most of the screenshots they shared were of trolls or people making a farce of otherkin. I kind of have mixed feelings about all of this, because on one hand... yes it feels like your beliefs are being disrespected. I've talked to otherkin who are ashamed because of the public perception of us. But on the other hand... (to be continued...)