I Feel The Therian Community Needs A Reminder:

studio ghibli!!

why do i have to learn how to drive im supposed to be running on my paws in the woods and spooking people :(

kind of feeling like the shift from “physical nonhumanity is a term for those who literally physically experience their body as nonhuman” to “physical nonhumanity includes literally any nonhuman because they feel like they metaphorically or philosophically, not physically, have a nonhuman body” is so similar to the bastardization of the word “therian” by those who don’t actually identify as therians.

specifically in the case of physical nonhumans, i see it following this pattern and slowly becoming unsafe for those who are actually literally physically nonhuman to use that term. because now those who aren’t, but who still claim to be physically nonhuman, are the ones going “ew, you ACTUALLY think you have the body of an animal?? that’s clinical lycanthropy, you’re just delusional!!” and “physical nonhumans don’t ACTUALLY think we have nonhuman bodies. we know we’re human!!”

like we’re being pushed out of our own spaces, our own terms.

don’t you see? history repeating itself? “therians don’t ACTUALLY think we’re animals, that’s clinical lycanthropy!! if you ACTUALLY identify as an animal, you’re delusional!!”

it irks me that folks insist on claiming words that were not meant for them and then push out those who were already using it. why not make your own term if you want it to mean something different?

all my stuffed animals are my essas and even essas for each other !!

i dont see enough people talking about how lonely it is to be alterhuman sometimes. i think we all need a reminder that no matter how shunned or alone you are irl, theres still a whole community behind you who will always see u for who u are. we all got you!!

Did you know, that I adore little darling boys who; ♠ Wear tutu skirts. [ "Look at you!! Leaping in the air, you're going so high, darling!!" ] ♠ Constantly throw around fistful of glitter and sprinkle it in their hair. [ "Pfft, you tryna make a bigger mess for Momma to clean? Ohh, I don't mind. Just for you, baby boy, you can be as sparkly as you like." ] ♠ Make tea parties with their plushies and drag their carer along (said carer happily obliging with a pinkie lifting while holding a teacup). [ " Am I doing this right? Ah, yes, shhh. Letting Mister Bun speak first, of course. Pardon my manners." ] ♠ Have a whole set of hair clips they'd attached to their carer's hair, their own, to their clothes, then to bed sheets, curtains and more. [ "Twenty!! That's a big number, darlin'.. I can see you had fun with scattering them about.." ] ♠ Messily paint their nails pretty colors and have their carer fix it up for them. [ "There we go. Look at my pretty little boy! Your hands, your cheeks, your smile, such a pretty little thing you are!" ]

therian culture is wanting to sleep all day bc… that’s what most of them do

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there is a judge in Seattle who does the weekly name change hearings, and who says it's her favorite part of the week. she says she doesn't read out previous names, or ask about the reasons why people want to change them. she says it's a beautiful moment, and a celebration; a claiming of a new identity, or a reclamation of an old identity. she encourages the room to clap for folks. then she welcomes everyone up, one by one, by last name and with warmth; she shows them the court order where nobody else can see, asks them to double check the spelling, and then they're done! do they want a picture? do they want their friends and loved ones who came with them to be in it too? do they want the court order in the photo? she helps everyone pose, shakes hands and stands with them for as long as they need to take it, recruits the clerk for help taking photos of the folks who came alone. then she tells them where to go next, congratulates them, and claps along with the rest of the room.

probably three quarters of the people there were trans, and she centered their experience quietly, with love and joy.

I think I'll be thinking about her a lot this January, and for a long time after. it's good to know she's there.

first attempt at an idea :3 (sorry for ass quality)

So I'm a furry, and I would never officially consider myself part of the fandom but I've always loved the art and the community and just AH you are all so so cool

but anyways, I really want to make my own fursona and honestly I have no idea how to start or what to do, and it's really overwhelming with all the choices idk how to start

if someone could give me some pointers that would be an amazing help <3

if you were a loom kid did you grow up into a Kandi kid cuz same