In today's episode of us being Mean Online: having 0 patience explaining to someone that Maia Arson Crimew is, indeed, a cat, and also its pronouns are it/its. So, like, why are you not believing what it says about itself on its own Twitter, and also not believing the things that I'm saying? Could you have, like, I dunno, trust someone self identifying? And also not be a fucking idiot and google the 2 symbols right next to "I am a kitten" to figure out what an otherkin is. Google is free.
It's okay though this is happening in a space on a topic I am The Subject Matter Expert On, and also 2 of the mods really, really like me, so what's this guy gonna do about it lol. Like, go ahead, ask me what an otherkin is. Ask me if I believe that someone can honestly identify as a cat or a bird or, say, a dragon, because dragon's aren't real! Ask me if I think otherkin are just furries taking it too far, or are making trans people look bad. I (we) want to get into a fight about this, because I know we'd win lol.
-bird"Your being defensive is uncalled for"
Yeah, okay. Maybe if I didn't have to live in a world where otherkin are constantly the butt of jokes and used as slippery slope arguments against trans people and also my roommate doesn't even believe DID exists then I might be a little nicer about things.
Sitting around with your mouth shut and hoping people will start treating you and yours better doesn't work. You need to be vocal and aggressive and demand respect.
I agree... if someone is treating you badly then you shouldn't just stand by and take it... there are different ways of achieving that, but standing up for yourself is definitely one of them, and I fully support you <3
We've spoken up about our identities before too, and even on behalf of endogenic systems even though we found out that we might not be one. It's something we enjoy doing, trying to help others understand.