This silly plan of the Cambrian Crew,
This challenge to write rhymes, by a few
Of the boredest of us - Varyn and Shiloh,
To push the limits of where syscourse can go.
We can be clever, we can be kind,
We can disagree or be one in mind...
But can we say things in rhyme that are meaningful, wise?
It can't hurt to at least give it a few tries.
So this is our first test, and so we say, we see:
Whatever your kind of system, what caused you to be
Many in mind, not an I but a We...
We welcome you, see you, respect you, believe:
The intertwined lives that your systemmates weave
Is a beautiful, wonderful living tapestry.
Each thread of your life, whether bright or grim,
Is stronger for having been woven as Them.
In-sys relationship culture is buying your partners things they had in-source. It's not the same, but it always makes them so happy.
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[plain text: Plural positivity cus we felt like it!!]
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you're traumagenic/disordered and support endos
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you're mixed origins
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you're endogenic
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you're blurry all the time
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you don't have a headspace
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you're frontstuck
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you consider yourself one due to imaginary friends/imagis
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you have "too high" of a headcount
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you have "too low" of a headcount
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you only have non-human headmates
You're still a real system/plural/etc. if you only have human headmates
You're still a real system/plural/etc. No matter what anyone tells you!
[Plaintext: You're still a real system/plural/etc. No matter what anyone tells you!]
Otherhearted culture is like they're you but a little to the left. In a different color palette, in a different life. Parallel lines, running close but never touching.
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Okay so who would want a youtube channel about plurality and systems but like- fun.
Not the usual:
"hurr durr, lookie here singlets i'm weeeeeeird. But look! I can make myself palatable for you while still making myself out to be a circus freak show exhibit! like my video pls pls follow me like my video LIKE MY VIDEO GIVE ME MOOOONNNNNEEEYYY"
or
"This is why if you are a system you should be suffering 24/7 and not ever be happy ever. By me, a system host who is a grade A asshole to my alters and definitely is not the reason why they all hate me and I haven't rEcOvErEd yet"
or
"Look at this I'm a normal neurotypical singlet and I am talking to this WEIRD FUCKING WEIRDO who is WEIRD!!"
or
"THIS PERSON IS A FAKER BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDER 18, USE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HAVE DYED HAIR AND ARE AUTISTIC!! BULLY THEM OFF THE INTERNET MY LOYAL VIEWERS!!"
But like actual fun content!! Positive and entertaining, with some educational stuff sprinkled in. Plural people want to watch fun videos for them too!! We're think of things like this:
- Fun activities to do with headmates
- reacting to my headmates fanfics of my source
- plural adjacent media recommendations
But also some commentary and help vids
- plural news: a monthly look at the community
- systok and what's wrong with it
- etc.
Bc who doesn't like a bit of gossip ;3
Does anyone have any other ideas??? Oh and also tell us if you like the idea!!
comfort characters should be normalized. not the whole "oh i love this character, i watch the show just to see them because they bring me comfort!" thing, cuz i think thats already normalized
comfort characters that you can imagine soothing you to sleep should be normalized. imo i lovee imagining my comfort character next to me as i walk to school, or as i fall asleep. i imagine them telling me that everything will be alright.
i think carrying your cc around in your headspace should be normalized. i like it when a character i like comments on things i do in real life. i like talking to them in my head.
PRETENDING YOUR BLORBO IS REAL AND INTERACTING WITH THEM SHOULD BE SOMETHING MORE PEOPLE DO!!! trust me, it is SO FUN!!!!!!
Tiktok therians piss me off SO BAD. beacuse why did I just see someone say "well!! You can't identify as a song! that's just stupid!!" We are in the same community, we aren't supposed to judge eachother,
also shotout to songkins! You guys don't get enough attention
Why not? I genuinely don’t see a reason why you cannot identify as a deer or transition into one (whether socially or physically)
I was looking for Otherkin videos on YouTube to avoid the drama of TikTok when I came across this video stating that “No, You Can’t Identify As A Deer (Trans-Species)” and all I can say is why not?
It is so close minded to believe that we simply do this for fun (I’m not invalidating funlinks).
A lot of us have species dysphoria and it’s a real struggle. We have to deal with people like you claiming that our identities that have existed longer than you’ve been alive are invalid.
I hate how the only way anti-kins can argue against transspecies individuals is by bringing up transgender individuals.
The prefix ‘trans’ is not specific to transgender experiences
-A trans transspecies individual
you there. person posting a "list of alterhuman terms" post in the community tags. name and define five alterhuman identities that ARE NOT nonhumanity or fictionkinity. if you try to use voluntary nonhumanity as one of these the dragon gets to eat you. you have five minutes.
I've noticed that when someone is asking if they might be a therian (this happens more on YouTube, TikTok, etc), and they describe having a connection to an animal, there will sometimes be a reply that goes something like "Oh, you are probably just otherhearted!" Just. It's a small word but it changes the attitude. You're not that animal, you just have a connection to them. It makes it seem like being otherhearted isn't as deep as being nonhuman/semihuman/fictional. When it can be and often times is. For me, the connections I feel to my hearttypes are just as important to me as my kintypes and nonhumanity.
This leads into the bigger issue that I've noticed. Otherhearted beings (seemingly) are often brushed off as less than, when they are still an alterhuman/alterbeing. They are apart of this community just as much as any alterbeing is.
And further more, I've noticed that humans in the alterhuman community are overlooked. Perhaps this is just what I've seen because I spend my time in primarily nonhuman spaces. But there are plenty of humans in this community, and they are just as alterhuman/alterbeing as any of us are.
Whenever I see someone saying they “wish they were a system,” I don’t think: “Oh how DARE they try to mock this shit that debilitates me every day!”
I think, “I wonder what in this world could make them feel like they need to have multiple voices in their head.” I think, “Are they lonely..? Did they even have any friends whilst growing up..? Were they neglected..?”
I understand because I also felt this way as a little kid, elementary school age (5-10). **I** wanted to be less alone as a kid, so I created imaginary characters that began to separate and distinguish themselves from one another. While yes, I had some major events of trauma, my trauma was what I thought as “monotonous” or “insignificant.” I just wanted someone to talk to, someone to confide in. I didn’t feel safe telling an adult what I went through, so it was stored in another alter.
You guys are so quick to jump at someone you have no information on in any way. You don’t know how educated this person is on the complexities of DID, and you don’t know what the person went through at all.
Please stop being so harsh and aggressive towards people figuring themselves out.. you would want that grace too..