So @vagabondsun wrote some stuff and it make me want to write some stuff and all of a sudden I had my first Dreamwidth post in three years!
https://indicoyote.dreamwidth.org/5377.html
I call myself 'otherkin' a lot, because it feels like a broad term, easily encompassing experiences of being multispecies and synthetic and such. And yet, 'therian' is still a term that resonates for me, and one I still use in some contexts. Here's a stab at explaining why.
@indi @vagabondsun I really love the *texture* of the word Therian, but it feels like it's not mine to use since I've never actually been in any of those communities and am missing a lot of cultural context.
@starkatt @vagabondsun I am literally right now sorta engaged in a conversation with Emily right now about "hey can we just reclaim it" ;)
The thing is I was never really engaged in the communities either, one thing I maybe should've made more clear in my post is that like, when I look at those labels it's usually in terms of "would these resources or ideas be useful for me to try", and only secondarily considering what they communicate to others.
@indi @vagabondsun hmm. Just going ahead and claiming it as mine and letting context develop from there isn't a move I'd considered, and it's _really_ tempting.