Alterhumanidade
Um termo guarda-chuva para identidades que são experienciadas como alternativas à experiência humana tradicional. Isso inclui therians, otherkin, fictionkin e outras experiências de identidade que envolvem um senso profundo de ser não-humano ou outro-que-não-humano.
Em profundidade
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.
Exemplos
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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.
Perguntas Comuns
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.
Termos Relacionados
Theriantropy
Uma identificação profunda e intrínseca com um animal não-humano. Derivado do grego θηρίον (therion, "fera") e ἄνθρωπος (anthropos, "humano"). Therians vivenciam sua identidade animal como uma parte essencial de quem são, não uma escolha ou hobby.
Leia mais →Otherkin
Uma comunidade mais ampla de indivíduos que se identificam como entidades não-humanas — incluindo criaturas míticas (elfos, dragões), personagens ficcionais ou outros seres não-terrestres. Therians às vezes são considerados um subgrupo de otherkin, embora as comunidades se sobreponham.
Leia mais →Kintype
A entidade específica com a qual um otherkin se identifica, similar a como "theriotype" é usado para therians. Um kintype pode ser uma criatura mitológica, personagem fictício ou qualquer ser não-humano.
Leia mais →Disforia de Espécie
Um sentimento de desconforto ou angústia decorrente da incompatibilidade entre o próprio corpo físico humano e o corpo de seu theriotype. Nem todos os therians vivenciam disforia de espécie, e sua intensidade varia amplamente.
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