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[[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.]] |
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[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg|right|thumb|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]] |
[[Image:Otherkin_believe_a.jpg|right|thumb|[[Otherkin Emblem]] created by [[Kaltezar]]]] |
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'''Otherkin''' is a term for those who believe that they are mentally, spiritually, or physically other than human.<ref>{{book|first=Lupa|title=Field Guide to Otherkin|year=2007|place=Stafford, UK|publisher=Megalithica Books|isbn=978-1-905713-07-3}}</ref> |
'''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> |
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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=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> |
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==In the media== |
==In the media== |
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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>{{article- |
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|page=4A}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Therians]] |
* [[Therians]] |
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Revision as of 16:19, 1 April 2012
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]
In the media
Otherkin first entered the mainstream media in February 2001 when they were featured in an article in the Village Voice.[3] Since then, they have appeared in other articles, including a 2009 article in the Michigan Daily which conflated otherkin with Furries.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Lupa. 2007. Field Guide to Otherkin
Stafford, UK: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3. - ↑ Sandstorrm, Orion. 2011. Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people
Online: http://orion.kitsune.net. - ↑ Mamatas, Nick. 2001. Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out of the Closet
Village Voice, February 20. - ↑ Stahl, Eileen. 2009. Furries have feelings, too
Michigan Daily, January 21.