Like Zombies, In A Way's Journal

"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.

( I am Idiot. Hear me wank. )

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

( Highlights of the Wank )

( Hightlights from the Wank Report )

This is seriously my favorite wank of all time.