Meaning of otherkin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of otherkin.
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2. A person who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.

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Examples

“It appears that many otherkin are unaware of what makes them different. They just know⟳ they are not normal humans.”

“A close⟳ friend of mine turned out to be otherkin as well, and I added her to the group so she could discover⟳ who she is.”

“You’ve already told Tumblr that you are definitely, really a wolf with wings; you’ve argued in favor of Otherkin rights and awareness; you’ve become⟳ a leader of the Otherkin community.”

“In addition to the otherkin identify⟳ as animals, there are some who identify⟳ as mythical creatures, like⟳ dragons, fairies, or vampires; fictionkin, who identify⟳ as fictional characters, frequently from anime series or videogames; weatherkin, like⟳ Marco, who identify⟳ as weather systems; conceptkin, who identify⟳ as abstract concepts; spacekin, who identify⟳ as celestial bodies; and several other even more obscure categories (musickin, timeperiodkin—the list goes on).”

“There exists an actual community of people who pretend⟳ to be animals and call⟳ themselves “otherkins.” As a piece in Vice once put⟳ it, “Otherkins are people too; they just identify⟳ as nonhuman.””

“One does not conjure up new categories of being lightly, but Laycock does not hesitate and also introduces the concept of ‘otherkins’, “individuals who identify⟳ as ‘not entirely human’.” Otherkins have⟳ an unorthodox “framework of metaphysical beliefs,” Laycock says, “If it were orthodox they would not be other-kin.””

“The page stretched for thousands of entries by users named Starkin and Faefolk411 and NosferatuReborn, their avatars drawn from luridly-rendered fantasy paintings or sketches of people with horns or hooves or wings. “You ever heard of otherkins? They’re people who identify⟳ as part animal or spirit. They claim⟳ to be dragons, vampires, elves, that sort⟳ of thing.””

“Some elves claim⟳ to be allergic to iron⟳ and other products of encroaching modernity, while one breed⟳ of Otherkin—dragons in human bodies—insist that having no allergies is a sign⟳ of Otherness.”

“The living Otherkin are a loosely affiliated group of mostly young people who believe⟳ themselves to be magical and spiritual creatures: elves, werewolves, dragons, fairies, angels, hobbits.”

“Another is that I myself identify⟳ as Otherkin—a wolf therianthrope, to be exact—and I find⟳ this particular subculture to be absolutely fascinating.”

“In an archaically bound volume, Gibson explores the affirmation of the Otherkin community (who identify⟳ as partially or wholly animal) through the collation of visuals from mainstream culture, including Instagram filters and computer game clips.”

“Not the Otherkins. They’re pretty cool. This is a sub-culture of the Otherkins. Some of the human-puppies have⟳ started a new group in Exeter.”

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