Alterhumanité
Un terme générique pour les identités vécues comme alternatives à l'expérience humaine traditionnelle. Cela inclut les therians, otherkin, fictionkin et autres expériences d'identité qui impliquent un sens profond d'être non-humain ou autre-qu'humain.
En profondeur
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.
Questions Courantes
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 Associés
Theriantropy
Une identification profonde et intrinsèque avec un animal non-humain. Dérivé du grec θηρίον (therion, "bête") et ἄνθρωπος (anthropos, "humain"). Les therians vivent leur identité animale comme une partie fondamentale de qui ils sont, pas comme un choix ou un passe-temps.
Lire plus →Otherkin
Une communauté plus large d'individus qui s'identifient comme des entités non-humaines — incluant les créatures mythiques (elfes, dragons), les personnages fictifs ou d'autres êtres non-terrestres. Les therians sont parfois considérés comme un sous-ensemble des otherkin, bien que les communautés se chevauchent.
Lire plus →Kintype
L'entité spécifique à laquelle un otherkin s'identifie, similaire à la façon dont "theriotype" est utilisé pour les therians. Un kintype peut être une créature mythologique, un personnage fictif ou tout être non-humain.
Lire plus →Dysphorie d'Espèce
Un sentiment d'inconfort ou de détresse résultant du décalage entre son corps humain physique et le corps de son theriotype. Tous les therians ne vivent pas de dysphorie d'espèce, et son intensité varie largement.
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