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user-inactivated  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Media thinks Kanye West fans don't know who Paul McCartney is

Heh, that would be funny. I actually stole it from a copypasta about being a helicopter-otherkin. It was something like chop/chip/bladeself.





swedishbadgergirl  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, it's kind of funny but also a cheap shot.

user-inactivated  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Joking about otherkin in general, or specifically my earlier joke?

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Otherkin, because it is usually very young teenagers and them just realizing that they can be whatever they want.

I mean wouldn't you want to be a dragon?

user-inactivated  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I suppose. I don't really have much sympathy for otherkin. I feel like they take away a bit from transgendered people. It makes it too easy to say "These people want to become animals. Should we let that happen, too?" I guess making fun of them doesn't really help.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But that is what other people say. You can't say that those young little teens are responsible for what people say about them

user-inactivated  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I...suppose? I'm not sure what your experiences have been, but I've mostly seen older people claiming these things. I don't really see where age much comes into it past about 10.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, would you be able to defend every stupid thing you said at 13? Because tumblr is the place for stupid late night thoughts for these people.

user-inactivated  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

At 13 I was a communist, so no. It feeds right back into my dislike of LGBT piggybackers. No matter what their motives might be, it still damages any internet discussion on LGBT topics.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You can dislike them all you want, I do sometimes to - but remember - if you make fun of them you are making fun of a middle schooler. Which is both kind of mean and also WAY to easy.

user-inactivated  ·  3613 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I guess we can agree on that.