About kin memories: do all kin have those? I have three kin types I have discovered over the years but only memories from one, and I have no way of knowing if I fabricated those or not. Does this mean I’m not really kin? (Genuine question) I know I get species dysphoria at rare times and yearn for where I used to exist, at least for two of my kins, but I have no memories at all for my fic type even though I know for certain I am kin with him… (Srry if u can’t answer!)

: Memories aren’t a requirement. They’re (usually) something only those who believe in reincarnation get at all, although… reading some things from @anexpertonboredom, I think…

hi! idk where to go for this question. i’m japanese and have usually identified with jpns anime characters, but the anime character i’m considering identifying with atm is white (he’s english). i feel really weird abt this, because i understand the racism behind white ppl and poc identifying outside of their race, but since he’s white… i dont know. i dont think it makes a difference that the source is japanese, but im still concerned and i’d rather not id with him if it’s bad!

inexplicablehanyou: fromfiction: Hi there, friend. I’m sorry that you’re feeling weird and uncomfortable. I hope that my answer can make you feel better. Please don’t…

ive seen a few ppl saying that kinity is just stealing from native americans who have spiritual connections to animals (ppl who are actually native have told me this before), but native americans aren’t the only culture in the world to have spiritual connections to animals and are not the only ones who can claim that they are reincarnations of animals.

: If actual Natives are misinformed and concerned about appropriation, I’d love to have dialogue with them. But considering I’m one of those non-Native Americans…

Just throwing this out there, what if we had a dedicated tag for kin positivity/ aesthetics/ support type blogs? Something like #kinfriendly ? (or another…

rosa-chai-kitten: I think some people on tumblr are a tad confused on what otherkin is because i keep seeing people claim they’re kin ‘with’ something…

hi! idk where to go for this question. i’m japanese and have usually identified with jpns anime characters, but the anime character i’m considering identifying with atm is white (he’s english). i feel really weird abt this, because i understand the racism behind white ppl and poc identifying outside of their race, but since he’s white… i dont know. i dont think it makes a difference that the source is japanese, but im still concerned and i’d rather not id with him if it’s bad!

Hi there, friend. I’m sorry that you’re feeling weird and uncomfortable. I hope that my answer can make you feel better. Please don’t take anything…