"This, right here, is why I read F_W." -Kadath
Way back in... uh... ::counts on fingers:: ...April, we at FW laugh at coeur_de_rien when he/she posts a basic "I'M MAD (AND PRETENTIOUS) AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" to a generally apathetic community. The catch? coeur_de_rien is an otakin - the community is otherkin.

Recap: Otherkin believe they are mythological (which is a fancy word for 'fictional') creatures, like dragons, nymphs, or chupacabras. Incidentally, here is a painfully limited amount of chupacabra otherkin. Otakin, however, are people who believe that they are channeling the spirit of, or, alternatively, are a fictional character. Authors, cartoonists, and yes, playwrights of the world: THARE READIN UR WORK, CLAIMIN UR DOODZ.

...I hope some of you laughed, because my dignity just left me to stay with its mother for a week.

Anyway, coeur_de_rien basically wants recognition from the otherkin that they're just as crazy as she is. Band together against the people-who-think-they-are-people oppression and what not. "My point is, if we were all "normal" people and watching all this from the outside, we'd all look like raving nutcases," and what have you. It's sheer brilliance.

It needs to be said.
I am Otherkin. Here me roar.

You may find that statement amusing. I don't. I don't find a single bit of your hypocritical self-delusion amusing. I'm amazed and awed that your heads don't explode from sheer egotism. You may laugh at Otakin, but I don't.

I am Otakuin. Hear me roar.

You go about your lives, some of you proud to be who you are, some of you denying it or confused and wandering. And yet, many opf you even hear the word "otakin" and most will laugh. As if you alone have the right to feel pride, denial and uncertainty. As if you alone are the ones who can be right.

I am Otakin. Hear me roar.

When the word "otakin" is even mentioned, I can almost see the smirks. Role-players gone wild, fangirls and boys on crack, daydreamers gone too far off the edge. Is that all we are to you? Cheap entertainment? Something that, after the thrill is over, you push us to the side, dismiss us from your oh-so-mighty presence and think that we will shut up and disappear.

I am Otakin. Hear me roar.

We are not staying silent. Ignoring us will not make us go away. As the saying goes, we're here, we're queer, get over it. We're freaks, we're insane and batshit crazy; we're real. We exist, and we're not going to be ignored any longer.

We are Otakin. Hear us roar.

We're from worlds that you can only dream about, that you only wish you could see. We're from worlds that are like your own, worlds that are dangerous and exciting. It's the World of Imagination, and it created all worlds. The World of Imagination created the wheel, airplanes and hospitals, it created telephones and bookstores and the credit card. The World of Imagination created the beloved Pern, and the Lord of the Rings. It created who you are this very moment. And yet, we are silenced.

We are Otakin. Hear us roar.

No more. We are the World Walkers, Travelers of Imagination. We are not fiction. We are not fake. We are real, and we are speaking up for those who are too afraid and confused to speak up. Our movement is not the whispering of the wing, but the roaring of the oceans. You will not dismiss us, you will not ignore us and hope we will go away. We will not go away, and our existence will not be denied any longer.

We are Otakin. Hear us roar.

You arw wolves, dragons, cats, faeries. You are elves, winged horses, birds and vampires. You are shapeshifters, demons and angels, mixes of all sorts. You believe your souls aren't human, that you have 'phantom limbs' and that you have spirit guides. You believe in Gods, Gods, Goddess or nothing at all. You believe in ghosts, aliens, bigfoot and magic. You are Otherkin.

We are Otakin. Hear us roar.

But of course, you do not want to hear us. You are more real than we are, by your opinion alone. You are real, all right. Real hypocrites. You're just as much freaks, insane and batshit crazy as we. Dragons? Faerie? Vampires? Magic? You stems from things that are just as fake as we'll ever be. Ancient myth, modern myth, a myth is a myth is a myth. You think that because you are the majority, that you are correct? Guess what? The majority say that myths are fake. Fine. Dragons are fake, unicorns are fake. Pern and Lord of the Rings are fake. Faeries, elves and fae are fake. Werewolves are fake, spirit guides are fake, magic is fake shaoeshifting, astral travel and Otherkin are fake.

We are Otakin. Hear us roar.

Make fun of us. Degrade us. Push us aside, ignore us and pretend that we're not here.

You ARE us.

Laugh on.


I think we can all agree that Helen Reddy is laughing her ass off; the otherkin generally respond, "Who the fuck are you?"

Highlights from the Wank

cypherwulf, first comment: Go away.

dinogrrl's adorable kitty icon.

This horrible, horrible thread of pseudo-philosophy. You goddamned hippies.

cypherwulf: So if you run into another person bound to the same character as you, is it a battle to the death? Or do you just point them to one of those anime claim communities and say you got there first?

bluegodjanus: However, I'm completely confident that there's a reason otherkin mock otakin. It's the same reason people mock otherkin. The same reason people mock Christians, or black people, or pagans. A percentage of the group is observed to be stupid and/or crazy, or in some other way objectionable.

I love how they just throw "black people" into belief groups. It's like from Hairspray. We have the black inside of us!!! I BELIEVE!!! WE ARE RACE-KIN, HEAR US ROAR!!!

metabird: Err... you don't mind if I quote this, do you? I actually have a use for it in a graphic story.

... But what if someone decides, based on that quote you quote, that they are coeur_de_rien? What then??

Apparently this is a smack-down. "I can't say the same for otakukin. You are a small, invariably batshit crazy subset of the uppermost echelon of the most deranged members of the otherkin community. If we are Mormons, then you are the FLDS. If we are UFO nerds, then you are scientologists."

::backs slowwwwly away::

I personally like this one better.

Highlights from the Wank Report

spiderflower: This is kind of embarrassing yet sweet, like a candy fart.

The mice fight over Sephiroth, whom they both claim to have married on the astral plane.

A mouse, quoting coeur_de_rien first: "Imagination created the beloved Pern, and the Lord of the Rings. It created who you are this very moment."

I'm pretty sure it was my parents, a bottle of wine, and a Best of Bread album that created who I am at this very moment, but thanks.

People fight over whether or not these are psych disorders.

Another mouse makes an interesting observation: So...are Otakin's 2 dimensional?

nostalgia: I feel bad that I can't get past the idea that thinking you're a cat or a dragon or a pink unicorn is less batshit than thinking you're Sailor Moon or... I don't know cartoons. One of they ninja turtle people, maybe.

"I AM SAILOR MOON! KAWAII!"
"STFU, that's STUPID."
"I AM SAILOR MOON! ;___; Y U GOTTa b a h8R?"
"COS I'M A DRAGON AND WE ARE RIGHT TWATS."
"SENSHI SAILOR BATTLE ROYAL SUNSHINE MOONBEAM POWER?"
"*flaps wings*"

entelodont has a very good point: What's so bad about being a plain old bipedal ape? You have thumbs!

All us non-otherkin are 'parently called 'mundanes.'

marciamarcia introduces us to the incredibly silly world of the indigo children.

elektra3: Also, is anyone else amused that the OP's username means "Heart of Nothing"?

mcity, quoting coeur_de_rien: "We're from worlds that you can only dream about, that you only wish you could see. We're from worlds that are like your own, worlds that are dangerous and exciting. It's the World of Imagination, and it created all worlds."

That sounds like the lovechild of Lovecraft and Jim Henson.

I apoligize for making you all think of that.

kayla wants to have his/her own theme song.

isntitironic wonders 'Who do the Otakin shit upon?'

This mouse said it best.

hilarity: The soul of He-Man is inside me. Though it would rather be inside a man.

coeur_de_rien (possibly) shows up for some tl;dr whining.

Another mouse takes it up a notch: Screw you all, I'm J. K. Rowling.


This is seriously my favorite wank of all time.