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{{Jargon
|title=Otherkin
|coinedby=[[Torin]]
|wherecoined=[[The Elfinkind Digest]]
|status=Current
|datecoined=April 18, 1990
|alternativeforms=Otherkind
|partofspeech=noun
|community=otherkin
|antonyms=[[Mundanes]]
}}
[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png|right|thumb|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
[[Image:Circuitseptegram.png|right|thumb|A [[Septegram]], used by some as a symbol for otherkin.]]
[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg|right|thumb|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg|right|thumb|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]]
'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book|first=Lupa|title=Field Guide to Otherkin|year=2007|place=Stafford, UK|publisher=Megalithica Books|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
{{b|Otherkin}} is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref name="fieldguide">{{book|first=Lupa|title=Field Guide to Otherkin|year=2007|place=Stafford, UK|publisher=Megalithica Books|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref>
First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book|first=Orion|last=Sandstorrm|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people|url=http://orion.kitsunet.net/|place=Online|publisher=http://orion.kitsune.net|year=2011}}</ref>
First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of [[The Elfinkind Digest]], [[Torin]], "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book|first=Orion|last=Scribner|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf|place=Online|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com|year=2011}}</ref>

It is generally believed that otherkin are born, not made. However, otherkin are not generally born with an awareness of their nonhuman nature. Instead they become aware of it through a process known as [[awakening]].<ref>{{website
| last = Crowsdaughter
| first = Miaren
| middle =
| year = 2001
| title = So... You're Awake
| publisher = Otherkin.net
| url =https://www.otherkin.net/articles/wakeup.html
| archiveurl = http://archive.is/c6640
| date = April 6, 2012
}}</ref>

There are a variety of common [[kintypes]] including elves, dragons, fae, angels, demons, satyrs, and others.


==In the media==
==In the media==
:Main article: [[List of Otherkin Media Appearances]]
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Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper|last=Mamatas|first=Nick|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet|periodical=Village Voice|month=February|day=20|year=2001|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[Furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper|last=Stahl|first=Eileen|title=Furries have feelings, too|periodical=Michigan Daily|month=January|day=21|year=2009|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695|pages=4A}}</ref>

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Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.<ref name="villagevoice">{{article-newspaper|last=Mamatas|first=Nick|title= Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet|periodical=Village Voice|month=February|day=20|year=2001|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2001-02-13/news/elven-like-me/1/}}</ref> Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with [[wikifur:furry|furries]].<ref name="michigandaily">{{article-newspaper|last=Stahl|first=Eileen|title=Furries have feelings, too|periodical=Michigan Daily|month=January|day=21|year=2009|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGNjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FXkNAAAAIBAJ&dq=otherkin&pg=4984%2C446695|pages=4A}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Draconity]]
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* [[Fictionkin]]
* [[Therians]]
* [[Therians]]
* [[:Category:Otherkin Jargon|Otherkin Jargon]]
* [[Vampires]]
* [[Vampires]]
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* [[Fictionkin]]
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* [[Draconity]]
* [[Fae]]


==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.otherkin.net Otherkin.net: Harmony & Dischord]
* [https://archive.is/WUGgC Otherkin.net: Harmony & Dischord]
* [http://dreamhart.org/2012/01/a-revised-otherkin-faq/ A Revised Otherkin FAQ]
* [https://dreamhart.org/2012/01/a-revised-otherkin-faq/ A Revised Otherkin FAQ] by [[Jarandhel Dreamsinger]]
* [http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Scribner_DirectoryOfWritings_0-6b.pdf A Directory of Otherkin Writings and Other Works, Organized by Topic] by [[Orion Scribner]]
* [http://www.wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/Otherkin.htm VCU World Religions & Spirituality Project: Otherkin] by [[Venetia Robertson]].


[[Category:Otherkin Community]]
[[Category:Otherkin Community]]
[[Category:Otherkin Jargon]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 28 October 2024

Otherkin
Coined by Torin
Wherecoined
The Elfinkind Digest
Status Current
Date coined April 18, 1990
Alternative forms Otherkind
Part of Speech noun
Community used by otherkin
Antonyms Mundanes


A Septegram, used by some as a symbol for otherkin.
Otherkin Emblem created by Kaltezar

Otherkin is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.[1] First appearing in use on the Internet on April 18, 1990, the word was coined when a member of The Elfinkind Digest, Torin, "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.[2]

It is generally believed that otherkin are born, not made. However, otherkin are not generally born with an awareness of their nonhuman nature. Instead they become aware of it through a process known as awakening.[3]

There are a variety of common kintypes including elves, dragons, fae, angels, demons, satyrs, and others.

In the media

Main article: List of Otherkin Media Appearances

Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.[4] Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with furries.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lupa. 2007. Field Guide to Otherkin
         Stafford, UK: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3.
  2. ↑ Scribner, Orion. 2011. Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people
         Online: http://www.frameacloud.com.
  3. ↑ Crowsdaughter, Miaren. 2001. So... You're Awake
         Otherkin.net. https://www.otherkin.net/articles/wakeup.html. (accessed April 6, 2012).
         Archived at http://archive.is/c6640.
  4. ↑ Mamatas, Nick. 2001. Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet
         Village Voice, February 20.
  5. ↑ Stahl, Eileen. 2009. Furries have feelings, too
         Michigan Daily, January 21, 4A.

External links

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