LIKE CMON.
I keep seeing some furries talking about therian/otherkin and saying things like "they're actually r*tar*ed enough to think they're animals"
like pUH-LEASE
they act like we go around barking at people and sleeping in dog beds
we get the same kind of hate!! and for some of us, it's worse because being otherkin is NOT A CHOICE like the furry fandom is!! You can leave the furry fandom any time you like, we can't stop being otherkin/therian. We can't just stop having shifts. It DOESN'T WORK. I'm sure many, many of us would like to stop it because it HURTS.
And I see people on X/TikTok/Insta making anti-therian/otherkin accs that are GENUINELY DEDICATED to harming our community and our way of life, and that feels awful. Like- yes! we are aware that we will never physically be our therio/kintypes! please, it hurts enough, don't rub it in. we already have a hard time with ourselves, don't make it worse. We aren't harming anyone with our way of life! We are doing what makes us feel okay in ourselves, what makes us feel alive and right and okay within our bodies, and people are out there acting like we hunt humans or some shit! We are living our lives in our own way, just leave us alone if you don't like it. Just choose not to interact! Is that so hard?

I'm pissed off about this and somewhat bothered :(