Pertaining to Hate Aimed at Fictives, Factives, Otherkin, and Systems Made Up of Them

So I received the slightest bit of hate for my last ramble on fictives and otherkin. And I feel I need to make myself a little clearer.

Fictives are incredibly fascinating and immensely gorgeous creatures. I honestly very much love to see them and interact with them. D’s system has, as of yet, been the most versatile and enchanting I’ve yet to experience, though H’s system, H being another friend of mine, is definitely another favorite of mine, although I haven’t had much chance to interact with fictives.

I’m very tired of seeing hate for these guys float around. It doesn’t belong here, and as I’ve seen tonight, definitely puts systems down in the dumps for a while.

I’m not seeing pansexualism get any hate around here, or peoples’ weird obsession with serial killers, or intense desire to label themselves as a special snowflake mental illness. None of those things get the kind of hate that otherkin and fictives, as well as factives, do. And don’t you dare say that fictives, factives, and otherkin are ‘ridiculous’. I’m not seeing you say transgenders are 'ridiculous’ and it’s the same basic concept (and I’m saying that as a transgender male, as well); being trapped in the wrong body.

Who says that the stories we write and the canons we expose ourselves to are not creating other worlds in which, quite honestly, the mind can dwell. That is the purpose of a story, is it not? To create another world in which we can escape our own? Who’s to say that there cannot be creatures who identify in that world, as characters from those storylines? They exist in the same ethereal world of our minds as gender barriers (gender, not sex) and whatever lie you’re going to tell to get yourself out of trouble next. If a headmate identifies as a person or creature in an imagined world, what right do you have to say that they aren’t allowed that identity?

Fictives are fascinating for that purpose. They are gorgeous creatures woven of the imagined boundaries of identity and should be treated with much more respect than what tumblr has afforded them. This supposed to be a place of acceptance, is it not? One where overbearing parents and societal controls do not linger. You guys seriously need to stop hating on things that aren’t hurting anyone or anything. Since when has a factive or otherkin or fictionkin ever tried to harm you with a barbed word because they identified as they do? But how many horrible things have you slung at them for no other reason than they identify as something you don’t agree with. If you don’t like it, just leave it alone. They’re not going to try to hurt you, okay? Unless they’re dicks, but I haven’t met any that are. Look around you, haters. Realise just what you are doing, and maybe take this into account; if you don’t respect the species, character, person, or whatever else these fictives, factives, otherkin, or whatehaveyou, identify as, they just might begin to disrespect your humanity, and in the end, your own identity.

Remember the golden rule, fellow humans; treat others as you wish to be treated.

-Tom, An Otherkin, Headmate, Trollkin, Fictive, and Factive supporter, advocate, and ally.

Addendum: I’m willing to fight any and every flame war that this brings up, by the way.