Alterhumanity
Un terme paraigua per a identitats que es viuen com a alternatives a l'experiència humana tradicional. Això inclou therians, otherkin, fictionkin i altres experiències d'identitat que impliquen un sentit profund de ser no humà o altre que humà.
En profunditat
Alterhumanity (also written as alterhuman identity) is an umbrella term that encompasses all identities experienced as alternative to the conventional human experience. This includes therians (who identify with real animals), otherkin (who identify with mythical or fictional beings), fictionkin, phytanthropes (who identify with plants), and other identity experiences that involve a deep sense of being non-human or other-than-human.
The term was coined to provide an inclusive framework that respects the diversity of non-human identity experiences without erasing the distinctions between them. A therian, an elf-kin, and a dragon-kin may have very different experiences, but they share the common thread of having an identity that extends beyond the conventional human norm.
Alterhumanity is not about belief systems, mental health diagnoses, or lifestyle choices. It is a descriptive term for a category of identity experiences. People within the alterhuman community emphasize self-discovery, honest introspection, and mutual respect for the wide variety of ways in which non-human identity can be experienced.
Exemples
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A community forum for alterhuman individuals includes subsections for therians, otherkin, fictionkin, and other alterhuman identities, providing resources and support for all.
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A researcher studying non-human identity uses "alterhuman" as an inclusive academic term that covers the full spectrum of experiences without privileging one community over another.
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An individual who identifies with both a real animal (theriotype) and a mythical creature (kintype) finds the alterhuman label useful for describing their overall identity experience.
Preguntes Habituals
Is alterhuman a new term?
The term is relatively recent, emerging in the 2010s as the community sought inclusive language that could encompass the growing diversity of non-human identity experiences beyond the traditional therian and otherkin labels.
Do all therians identify as alterhuman?
Not necessarily. While therianthropy falls under the alterhuman umbrella, some therians prefer to use only the term "therian" and do not actively identify with the broader alterhuman label. The choice is personal.
What types of identities fall under alterhumanity?
Alterhumanity includes therianthropy, otherkin identities (dragons, elves, fae, etc.), fictionkin (identification with fictional characters), phytanthropy (plant identification), voidpunk, and other non-standard identity experiences. The umbrella is intentionally broad and inclusive.
Termes Relacionats
Therianthropy
Una identificació profunda i intrínseca amb un animal no humà. Derivada del grec θηρίον (therion, "bèstia") i ἄνθρωπος (anthropos, "humà"). Els therians experimenten la seva identitat animal com a part fonamental de qui són, no com una elecció o una afició.
Llegir més →Otherkin
Una comunitat més amplia de persones que s'identifiquen com a entitats no humanes, incloent-hi criatures míticas (elfs, dracs), personatges de ficció o altres éssers no terrestres. Els therians es consideren a vegades un subconjunt de otherkin, tot i que les comunitats es superposen.
Llegir més →Kintype
L'entitat específica amb la qual s'identifica un otherkin, similar a com s'usa "theriotype" per als therians. Un kintype pot ser una criatura mitològica, un personatge de ficció o qualsevol ésser no humà.
Llegir més →Species Dysphoria
Una sensació de malestar o angúnia derivada de la falta de coincidència entre el teu cos humà físic i el cos del teu theriotype. No tots els therians experimenten species dysphoria, i la seva intensitat varia àmpliament.
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