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nada-kandze · 3 months
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"how to spot a fake therian!" how about instead of hunting down "fake therians" you acknowledge that targeting random people online because you don't like how they act is not going to benefit or help anyone and in the grand scheme of things you should just let people live
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the-astral-arbour · 6 months
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We do think the alterhuman/nonhuman/otherkin communities are too rigid with terminology sometimes, in that the lines between a kintype and a link or a hearttype and a cameoshift or a hundred other things can be blurry. If someone chooses to identify as an animal and is more comfortable calling it kin than linking I don't care, I'm technically constelic but I hate the label for myself. Using the words that you feel best describe an experience as complex as alterhumanity/nonhumanity has never been the problem. We only get mad when people start saying they kin something when they don't identify as it, because that group has led to so fucking many misunderstandings and problems for all alterhumans. I really wish they would listen when I explained this to them but even a few of our friends have just outright said they don't care.
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1v31182m5 · 4 months
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ironwoodcollective · 7 months
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Hii, can you explain kin for fun/kff?
Im nonhuman or otherkin/therian and hear about it but i really dont get it..
It's a thing that, as far as I'm aware, started on TikTok. Basically, it's people roleplaying. These aren't people who actually identify as the animals/species/characters they're roleplaying as, they've just appropriated the language used by actual alterhumans. The insidious thing about them, though, is that there is (or at least there was) a very loud segment of them who are very adamant that they don't actually identify as whatever they're roleplaying, because after all, they're not crazy. They're where the whole "I kin [thing they do not identify as]" (rather than "I'm ['type]kin") thing and the term "kinnie" come from. So if you ever see alterhumans, especially those of us who have been around a while, get up in arms over that language, that's why.
Basically, KFFers have undermined the alterhuman community, declared actual 'kin "crazy," and appropriated our terminology to the point people outside the alterhuman community are more likely to associate it with them than us. Which is, for a multitude of reasons, a Problem.
By contrast, otherlinkers also sometimes pick identities for fun, but have their own terminology and don't try to undermine the rest of the alterhuman community. Which is why I don't take issue with them, even if they have picked up some/all of their linktypes for fun.
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leaderlamby · 5 months
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Daily Sermon #73
Reminder that Lamb cannot STAND KFFs (Kin For Fun).
"Kin" is a noun, not a verb, and it does not mean "closely relate to", it means being part of that family/group.
Saying "I'm kin of Lamb" means I *am* Lamb, not that I closely relate to them.
This is like kids on tiktok 'self-diagnosing' themselves with autism or Tourette's for the trend while clearly knowing nothing about it.
It's just disrespectful to the actual community.
It makes it look like who we are is a choice and our struggles aren't real.
It makes it look like it's just a fun quirky thing to be otherkin/fictionkin.
It's a part of our actual identity, we have no choice in it, and we are our kintypes, we're not just like "oMg ThIs ChArAcTeR iS lIkE mE".
I support pretty much anything as long as it's not actively harmful.
This is.
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Othermask Coining Post
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Othermask is a term I came up with. It's an alternative to KFF, and was made after I saw several posts talking about how being Otherhearted/Synpath/Otherlink doesn't fit all of what KFFers might describe as kin.
Othermask mainly means that you find some kind of pleasure in adopting a nonhuman identity for any length of time. It's voluntary, and can be taken on or off however the person wants.
Like someone with a favorite pair of clothes, or settling into a warm bath. It's something that makes you feel better.
I named it Othermask, because it's putting on a mask for a while. There's enjoyment in being someone/something else. That's why people want to be actors in the first place. That's why we find joy in roleplaying.
The Othermask flag has colors from a winter palette. Winter, some can find it pleasurable, it goes away and comes back for some people, isn't there for others, and is always there for some.
Image ID: A flag with six stripes, all shades of blue and white. In the middle is a black domino mask.
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It is concerning how often folks offer up otherhearted/otherkith as an alternative to "kin" for KFFs without qualifying that recommendation with anything.
There is an extremely broad range to what KFFs call "kin". A KFF person might be otherhearted, but they could also be a whole bunch of other things instead/in addition. Otherheartedness is not the same as just liking/relating to a character, it's not the same as faceclaiming, it's not the same as RP'ing, it's not the same as 'linking or flickering or being constelic...
If someone asks for alternative phrasing to phrasing that can mean any of those things, with no way of immediately distinguishing which meaning any one person is using, just naming one of them without any sort of elaboration is a bad answer no matter how you slice it.
I worry that the same thing that has happened to "kin" may eventually happen to "otherhearted" as well as a result of that carelessness. Hell, I have already seen someone say otherhearted means the same thing as simply relating to a character.
I know giving properly nuanced answers takes more effort. I know it can be exhausting if you find yourself having to do it over and over, and god knows having to answer the same questions ad infinitum is pretty much a fundamental alterhuman experience. But giving a misleading answer isn't the solution.
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oc3anw1sh · 1 year
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What’s the term for kff that isn’t kin?
Like you identify with the character because you relate to them not because you are them.
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terribly-clawed · 2 years
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psst. want to hear a secret? cmere. closer.
otherkin is self-defined and encompasses a wide variety of experiences from a loose and voluntary label to a deeply-seated identity inseparable from the person it describes. these two ideas of otherkin and everything between and outside of them is an entirely valid, rich, unique, and beautiful experience that should be respected.
ain't that neat? tell your friends
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scarsmood · 10 days
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Step-by-step manifesting a kintype for fun!
(Otherlinking)
Read time (10-15 min)
Methodology:
It is heavily recommended you follow the process order as follows:
Research
Meditation
Hypnosis
Be sure to remind yourself that you can do this cycle multiple times in order to gain a stronger connection. Be aware that this involves hypnosis which is a powerful tool and something that can pose legitimate risk to some people (see FAQ for clarification)
Process:
-Research-
To start off this journey begin with learning more about your kintype. You should watch videos, documentaries, read the wikipedia page, read essays, conservation efforts. Truly become knowledgable with this animal and learn its in's and outs. From there go into specifics. Study anatomy, behavior and environment. Learn about how their body works and why. What diseases they can carry and pass on. What sort of behavior they exhibit. How do they socialize? Do they create roles of systems? Are there politics?
Once you've done a decent amount of research begin drawing connection's between you and the target kintype. Start with basic stuff like "they're black and I like the color black" and build up to more advanced connections like "they have a matriarchal society, I specifically like the role of female 2nd in command best as it reflects my day to day role in life"
If you cant gather a lot of connections you may need to make a bridge kintype first something more familiar to you, then once comfortable branching out farther. For example if your target kintype is a crawfish and your current kintype is a horse. A bridge kintype may be something semi aquatic like a beaver or salamander.
Once you feel comfortable with that kintype you can extend yourself farther to your target kintype. It may take some patience to get there but everything comes with time and dedication.
Now that you know a decent amount about your kintype it's time to dig deeper!
-Meditation-
Meditation can be done through some scripts i'll drop below. (Also a type of self hypnosis just not as intense as an fyi)
If you're new to meditation I would start with learning how to clear your mind. This alone can take weeks of work if you've never done it before. Essentially the goal is to relax so much you are able to wipe away your thoughts that typically run through your mind. Your inner thoughts and monologue should be silent through your will as an end goal. People with ADHD will have a harder time but Its still possible.
Clearing your mind:
Pick a comfortable place to lay down. Close your eyes. Take some deep breathes. Feel your body relax slowly. This meditation is a game of attrition so be ready for patience. Notice the thoughts in your mind and step away from them. Try to watch them from a detached point of view. The ability to hear them but not so close. Slowly pull yourself farther and farther away from them. Let them stay behind you as you drift off. This may be easy for only a moment but you may feel them come back. Don't be discouraged each time you practice you'll be able to keep the thoughts tamped down for longer and longer. Practice this until you're able to hold a strong silence in your mind for at least 15 minutes. This will be good practice for what's to come.
The path:
Pick a comfortable place to sit or lay down. Choose an area your able to feel safe in and do any rituals or habits you may need to do in order to feel completely safe or relaxed. This could be lighting a candle, locking your door, listening to music, cleaning your space ect... once you feel relaxed sit down.
You'll want to practice this a few times with your eyes open to understand what to imagine as you read. Once you understand the hang of the script close your eyes and envision it fully.
You are in your hearthome. The place you hold truly dear to you. Your in your chosen form and can look around to fully take in what's around you. You'll notice a path ahead. Walk through it.
Each step as you walk focus on one sense. sight, what do you see? What's in front of you? Whats to your sides? Next is smell, what do you smell as you travel along the path? Is it humid? Is it windy? Then hear, what can you hear? How do your foot falls sound? What do you hear in your hearthome? Then touch, how does the path feel? How does your form feel? Can you feel your true body?
As you become familiar with your senses let them grow stronger as you travel down the path. When they become very strong let the intensity fully relax you. Get lost in the world around you as you discover this place. As you begin to get more enveloped in your world focus on your instincts and follow them in your mind. Do what your heart desires in this place. In this world there is no consequence for being what you are you can do whatever you want.
when you feel satisfied return to the path and walk back towards the way you came. Each step bringing you slowly back to the physical world. Each step intertwining what you've learned about yourself back to your physical body. Once you return to where you started you'll be grounded again and able to do whatever you need in your day to day.
Familiarization:
Once you become familiar with the script above you can stretch your muscles so to speak with a few more scripts below. This is practice in widening your scope of focus and ability to adapt and change.
Bring yourself to your hearthome like you have before and bring yourself down fully. Once your relaxed and ready imagine a new place that isn't your hearthome. It may be something like a different ecosystem, a grocery store, a bouncy castle. Whatever strikes your fancy.
Here you'll take a moment to explore this new area and note all the ways your kintype may interact with this new space. Be sure to stay positive even if the environment feels unnatural at first. Notice as time goes on how you begin to adapt to the environment. Do you walk a little differently? Do your eyes adjust to the new light? Getting used to these changes is key. Noticing them is important. Once you feel comfortable in this new space explore it further and interact with it.
Once you feel tired you can head back from the way you came again. Leading back to your hearthome then back to the physical world.
Body morphing:
Bringing yourself down again you'll want to focus on your forms body. Try to change the size of yourself. Give yourself feathers. Maybe claws. Maybe become softer or smaller. Notice the differences and what parts may be difficult for you to note down later. Once you feel done return to your normal form.
-Hypnosis-
For hypnosis, I would recommend doing the first script once for the first time you drop yourself and try to not do it again (unless you feel it is really necessary) the second script is more so a reinforcer which is made to cement a new kintype into place. (I used this one the most) a third script is relatively simple to tie loose ends you may have after a roughly 4-5 month process. (for me, year long process so far)
First script:
At this stage your now in-tune with this animal and basically roleplay as it often. You may not feel as though it's fully you yet and need to cement this identity further. I would suggest mastering the two above steps. Being able to seamlessly go through "the path" meditation and having done enough research to info dump around 2 pages of content to someone if they asked. (Not a strict standard, just my recommendation. You want a very solid foundation which can take time but is worth it)
At this point (I hope) through mediation and research you can see some stronger connections that may have developed or become more aware of. Using "the path" meditation bring yourself to the same trail this time with the intention of becoming the target kintype. As you walk forward think of those new stronger connections. Imagine yourself turning into that animal slowly as you draw on those connections.
Remind yourself how good it feels to be this kintype. How this aspect of you is growing and your nurturing it. Knowing you are fully in control and able to make this commitment to a new sense of self. Imagine imagery that represents you and this kintype meshing. What that looks like. What you look like as this kintype.
Feel your instincts shift over. Drawing on your previous experience of familiarization and body morphing imagine your body changing as your perception changes into something new. You are not "shifting" but becoming yourself. Something you want to be. Something you always have been but never got a chance to express it.
Let that freedom sink in that you are now closer to understanding yourself. That you are free and can stop anytime you want. When your done morphing you can feel something in your core locking into place. Listen to yourself and answer any questions you may have about this new form. Deicide if it's truly for you. If so push yourself deeper into the feeling of your new kintype and feel it sink into you permanently.
As if a new aspect of you has taken root. You can wake up as your kintype. Your the same person you always have been but now with a new facet to explore the world with.
Second script:
Bring yourself to a state of deep relaxation and meditation. Imagine you (in your target form) in your desired hearthome. Explore similarly like you did in "the path". While noticing the connections you made previously to this new kintype. Praise them and even show them off in this world. (Ex: i am a good hunter, so hunt!) do this at least once a week! Practice makes perfect.
Third script:
For tying loose ends. Figure out what may feel missing and bring yourself back into a meditative state. Line up the problems and conflicts and look for possible solutions. Some conflicts may be issues with ego, self esteem, anger issues, disconnect, ect... Experiment with a few solutions such as "i dont think im cool enough to be x" perhaps challenge it with compassion and understanding. See yourself as an adult helping a child. Listen to yourself honestly and kindly. Give yourself support and offer solutions of kind words.
Once every question that can be solved is solved you can wake up. The desired effect will be a greater confidence in your identity. You may need to repeat this script a few times as well.
Notes:
Practice makes perfect!
FAQ will be posted when people ask me questions. (This will be a growing collection)
Repeating this entire process will make connections much stronger even if you already mastered all of the steps. The act of repeating alone is very powerful.
FAQ:
How do you Choose a target type? -
whatever you want tbh the sky is the limit. If your like "that seems fun why not" and feel ready to commit your time to it then sure!
Are there any other Meditation and hypno techniques?-
this could probably be expanded further into a collection of hypnosis scripts and meditations but the ones i listed are a solid foundation. I would focus more on specalizations if i made more hypnosis like tying an identity to a trauma (in a healing way) or spiritually connecting with an identity (rituals)
Should I do any External stuff to?- i would recommend expressing your new kintype in anyways you see fit. For me i made a grackle statue and drew them a lot along with trying to do vocals and eating garbage so go nuts.
What would be a good outcome? Ideally you feel connected to a kintype you never felt connected to or wanted to feel connection but felt it was being stumped by something.
Do you think this would impact different Nerodivergencies? Yes!
‼️Systems are more at risk of creating full blown alters instead of a kintype!‼️
‼️Clinical lycanthropes will be prone to integrating a kintype into a delusion or developing new delusions. This process can also de-stabilize reliable and predicable delusions‼️
ADHD will probably struggle a lot with this technique and will probably need to do something external or multiple steps at once to feel stimulated
Autism should be fine? Same with cluster B disorders
Most noteably systems should take the most care to try this method because its **hypnosis** which is something systems are extremely prone to since they have an innate ability to dissociate easily. This can mean your brain can take the scripts "to far" and manifest something completely out of your control
If your a system and still want to do it id say go ahead but be aware of the risks. Taking breaks or taking the process very slow to make sure your stable may be the best course of action.
Resources:
None so far!
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kiruliom · 1 year
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cirrie/cir symbol
cir (noun): a non-human thing or a character that one relates deeply enough for it to be a part of one's identity. coined as an alternative to kin for fun
cirrie (identity): someone who relates to a non-human thing or a character deeply enough that it's a part of one's identity. coined as an alternative to the kin for fun community's "kinnie"
cirring (action): to relate deeply to a non-human thing or a character, to a point where it may be a part of one's identity. coined as an alternative to the kin for fun community's "kinning"
based mostly off of vibes and what looked good, cir as a word gives me very ">wO ur a superstar!!" vibes so I went with a star-like pattern
edit: important note!!! I didnt coin the term cir, it was coined by incoherent-introspection. I realize I had to add this because it looks like I coined the term when I only just made the symbol qwq
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jack-of-amulets · 4 months
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okay SINCE I HAVE TO SPEW THIS HERE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SAYING KFF SHIT IS THE “REAL” DEFINITION: IT IS A SPIRITUAL BELIEF OF BEING THAT KINTYPE IN A PAST LIFE. NOT VOLUNTARILY. NOT CONTROLLED, NOT “HEAVILY RELATING TO A CHARACTER”!!!! I DO NOT CONTROL WHO I KIN!!!!
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tucuteboything · 2 years
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I fucking love alterhumans who are between "identify with" and "identify as", I fucking love alterhumans who are fluid between the two, I fucking love alterhumans who use whatever language they want to use to convey their experience, I fucking love alterhumans that use terms that only partly define their existance
I love ya'll
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nostalgic-soda · 9 months
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Hello! Here is the new and improved version of the Kin-Census! Made with feedback given to us based on the original one. We hope this one can serve as a better survey. This survey is for both Otherkin and those who kin for fun!
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strawberrybabydog · 2 years
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im getting so sick of the kinnies debate its literally inescapable
here's a common way of speaking to/about KFF that i see frequently:
KFF: how many kins do you have?
Otherkin: uhh, "kins"?? did i kiss the memo where "kin" was changed into a verb? whats next, suddenly all of the gender identities i have will be my "transes"? get a load of this guy
literally this is so fucking cringe and i hate this type of response and i always will. "this person doesnt know better, im gonna sarcastically play stupid to make fun of them for asking a genuine question!" like who are you helping? you know what this person is trying to ask you. for a community so prideful of critical thinking, it feels hypocritical to pretend to miss someone's very obvious point. hey wait... this sounds familiar...
"but im so tired of kinnies! i dont have the energy to educate them anymore!" ok so dont reply at all then. this type of reply is the opposite of helpful. if a new community did this to me i would ditch them immediately because the publicly ridiculed me. thats not very welcoming and safe if you ask me.
the appropriate response is a gentle correction? if you really want to correct them? just a little "hey, we try not to use kin as a verb here just so you're aware :0) i have 4 kintypes," and move on with the conversation. its literally so fucking easy, and hey guess what, you didnt make them feel small and bullied by you, so they're probably going to stay in the Otherkin community now. or again, alternatively, just dont reply at all if you have nothing kind of helpful to add lol
if youre an Otherkin person really struggling with the idea that our community is unhospitable (and thats why people are leaving, rejecting terms, avoiding participation, etc) please take a look around, because this is exactly why & this type of thing is fairly common i mean im writing this post because i literally just saw this happen with my own eyes. so
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