um i’m really bothered by the page about fictionkin being “cr-zy” (i’m censoring it because though i am mentally ill, it is an ableist slur that is used to target those with mental illnesses different than the ones i have and if someone is neurotypical than they definitely shouldn’t be using that word). a lot of things on the page are ableist. it seems to be throwing mentally ill kin under the bus and implying that those who are kin for psychological reasons aren’t as valid as spiritual kin.

I am sorry you are bothered. That page was written nearly 10 years ago, and is not entirely how I would phrase things today.

That said, I don’t see anything ‘ableist’ about clarifying the distinction between a person who is delusional, and a person who has defined spiritual beliefs which do not interfere with his or her perception of reality.

implying that those who are kin for psychological reasons aren’t as valid as spiritual kin

Sorry but my personal belief is that kin is a matter of the spirit, not merely a matter of the mind, and that someone who simply identifies psychologically as similar to a character is not the same as someone who is kin.