as someone whos fictionkin, i can sort of see why people dislike it when people tag their art as kin… i asked an artist who dislikes it and they way they described it was that they put their heart and soul into their art, and to see someone claim its *their* heart and soul feels like its being claimed as their own. to me it sort of sounded similar to when people who are kin arent comfortable seeing doubles of themselves. and i sympathize with that feeling… as long as its not because (1)

of a reason like ‘fuck otherkin i dont want them on my post’ it doesnt seem rude to me? sure, it sucks because i wanna tag that as kin but… if it makes someone feel invalidated, or like im taking away something they put their heart into, then i feel like its important to respect that you know? (2)

I think I need to make it clear.

When I talk about thinking its okay for people to tag other people’s art as kin

I mean fanart of media characters, not people’s personal OCs.

Don’t claim random people’s OCs as your kintypes. Even if you ARE their kintypes.  Its hella rude.  Don’t throw being kin in a creator’s face.