What is alterhumanity? I explain (some of it) here in a (hopefully) helpful way! Alterhuman - Having an identity that is perceived as being alternative to it outside common societal ideas of humanity, or a person who identifies as such ( alt terms - alterbeing, alter-human ) History - The word alterhuman was coined as a solution to prohibitive identity politics in the otherkin community. It was first defined by Phasomovore in 2014. ( Do you research on the original post coining this, it's history is fascinating! ) Who is alterhuman? - The alterhuman umbrella includes otherkin, therian, fictionkin, plural systems, otherhearted individuals, otherlinkers, and many more communities that may have ideas of or an identification with alternative perspectives of humanity. " You are alterhuman if you decide to call yourself alterhuman. You may decide to call yourself alterhuman if you experience an internal identity that is beyond the scope of what is traditional considered 'being human'." - quote from Mordecai of Alt+H Why be alterhuman? - Because of the diverse nature of alterhumanity, there is no single right answer for this question. Some believe its spiritual, other believe its a voluntary identity (like otherlinking), some consider it psychological. When a term allows such broadness, of course it'll vary! That's okay :) ( otherlinking - a person who has voluntarily chosen an identity. example: voluntarily choosing to identify as a creature, a fictional character, etc ) Misconceptions - "Being alterhuman means you're an animal." A lot of alterhumans identify with being nonhuman, but its not the only way to someone can be alt-h. Systems, transhumanists, and fictionkin among other people fit the definition of alterhumanity while not necessarily identifying as nonhuman! "Being alterhuman is completely involuntary." Because alterhumanity is an umbrella, things such as voluntary identity are considered to be apart of being alterhuman. Whether it be copinglinks, otherlinks, or simply just choosing to identify in a way alternate to humanity, its still alterhuman by definition. Thank you for reading - and thank you to Alt+H, furry wiki, Therian Guide, and Phasmovore for most of these definitions and quotes!
song ☆ Roblox 3008 OST - Friday Theme if you don't understand some of these terms, google is your friend! this is just about alterhumanity in general rather than getting into the nitty gritty of each and every definition. I didnt see many that went over the history or anything so, yea! bro my paws hurt and Im tired goodnighte
