AYRT Thank you! This was a very informative post. I will be checking out the Therianthropy video. It looks interesting, and it's nice to see someone outside of the group present the topic in a respectful manner. Astroturfing (re: clovergender) was the word I was looking for to describe the specific behavior. Looking back at my previous post, I'm sorry if what I said earlier conflated transphobic trolling with being otherkin. These are two distinct concepts, but transphobes have appropriated otherkin ideas for nefarious purposes like what you described. They also use these terms to blend in and screenshot private servers they infiltrate for entertainment on KF. It is a shame that the 2016 imgur album no longer exists, perhaps there is an archive on archive.org or another archival site? IMO younger people should inform themselves on the history of clovergender, "Attack Helicopter" jokes, predators using "mental age" excuse to sexually harass others, and the new identity stuff that circulates on TikTok (I believe it is also astroturfing). Being informed about how bad faith actors operate and knowing how to avoid them is one way to keep yourself safe online. Maybe the specific terms people nowadays use for their identities are done with innocent intentions, but we can't ignore their history.
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(Anonymous) 2023-08-20 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)Thank you! This was a very informative post. I will be checking out the Therianthropy video. It looks interesting, and it's nice to see someone outside of the group present the topic in a respectful manner.
Astroturfing (re: clovergender) was the word I was looking for to describe the specific behavior. Looking back at my previous post, I'm sorry if what I said earlier conflated transphobic trolling with being otherkin. These are two distinct concepts, but transphobes have appropriated otherkin ideas for nefarious purposes like what you described. They also use these terms to blend in and screenshot private servers they infiltrate for entertainment on KF.
It is a shame that the 2016 imgur album no longer exists, perhaps there is an archive on archive.org or another archival site?
IMO younger people should inform themselves on the history of clovergender, "Attack Helicopter" jokes, predators using "mental age" excuse to sexually harass others, and the new identity stuff that circulates on TikTok (I believe it is also astroturfing). Being informed about how bad faith actors operate and knowing how to avoid them is one way to keep yourself safe online. Maybe the specific terms people nowadays use for their identities are done with innocent intentions, but we can't ignore their history.