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Okay so I have a lot to say about this (not aimed at you OP)
'Validity' doesn't exist in terms of identity. I hate that validity culture has polluted the OTHERKIN COMMUNITY of all communities; it's a parasite that does nothing but cause infighting and distract people from actual issues.
Who cares if someone kins Rainbow Dash for fun? Who cares if their kintype is a sparkly pink wolf? Who cares if they can influence shifts or can't experience shifts at all? Someone's experience is their own and is wonderfully unique and real. Being 'valid' has nothing to do with that.
Communities are supposed to uplift each other, damn it, not make certain individuals of said community feel even more isolated.
I see a lot of posts listing experiences we have as alterhuman/therian/otherkin/nonhuman folk and exclaim that every one of them is valid.
Which they are.
Why does it bother me? Because I hate to see that this is needed at all. That we need to slap a “valid” sticker on our experiences.
It doesn’t matter whether or not we, (as individuals), decide they are or aren’t valid.
it doesn’t matter. What happens will happen regardless of whether or not you have an opinion on how “valid” it is.
So what if you’re nonhuman but also human? That’s an experience, it won’t magically stop happening because someone goes “nyeeeh”. (Just an example. You can insert whatever gatekeepers like to complain about and it would still work).
It’s saddening, more than anything. The fact gatekeepers think they can push people out for having different events happen to them ended up making us feel the need to say “hey, your experiences are real and they don’t make you lesser than those who have more common experiences”.
Imagine saying to someone that is crying that it’s okay to cry even though you and/or others aren’t. Of course it is. It should go without saying.
But these are just some Kxena thoughts, hopefully I was able to put them clearly into words heheh
I don’t believe uplifting posts are bad in the slightest, it’s just saddening to see we need them at all. Keep on lifting each other up! We all deserve to feel accepted and respected in this community. Write some words of kindness today!
the best part about being open minded and carefree towards people's identities is that somebody can tell me they kin God from The Bible and I just won't care