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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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{{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> |
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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=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> |
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> |
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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 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> |
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> |
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 13 September 2023
| Otherkin | |
|---|---|
| Coined by | Torin |
| Wherecoined | |
| Status | Current |
| Date coined | April 18, 1990 |
| Alternative forms | Otherkind |
| Part of Speech | noun |
| Community used by | otherkin |
| Antonyms | Mundanes |
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
- ↑ Lupa. 2007. Field Guide to Otherkin
Stafford, UK: Megalithica Books. ISBN 978-1-905713-07-3. - ↑ Scribner, Orion. 2011. Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people
Online: http://www.frameacloud.com. - ↑ 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. - ↑ 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, 4A.