OTHERKINWhat's that? You wear cat ears in public and they have the audacity to stare at you? Wow, some people...

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[–]lunarstrain[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm not saying otherkin directly led to this, mind, but more the way of thinking that made it appealing.

I remember for a brief moment Otherkin types were playing the identity politics game. They tried to push the idea of human/non-Otherkin privilege, clearly didn't take off. Then there was anti-Otherkin = ableism. Eventually once Fictionkin became a big thing they tied in stuff like race, sexuality, and eventually gender. God forbid the Anime character you're larping as doesn't 100% match you as a person.

[–]Neo_Shadow_Lurker 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

anti-Otherkin = ableism.

So they were calling themselves mentally ill?

What a self-own lol

[–]lunarstrain[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So they were calling themselves mentally ill?

Yes. In Tumblr logic being mentally ill was good. No wonder the world is so fucked now.