Alterhuman: Difference between revisions

From Pluralpedia, the collaborative plurality dictionary
(Created page with "A person in a system who isn’t defined entirely as a human but isn’t nonhuman either")
 
(Added alterbeing as the proposed alternative term)
(3 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
A person in a system who isn’t defined entirely as a human but isn’t nonhuman either
{{Term
| image = Alterhuman.png
| image caption = Flag by [https://gh0stspxce.tumblr.com/post/653671147965136896/alterhuman-pride-flag-alterhuman-from-alt-hs gh0syspxce]
| forms = Alternative Humanity Personal Identity (AHPI)
| coiner = [https://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics phasmovore]
}}
 
'''Alterhuman''' or '''alterbeing''' refers to a category of personal identity which encompasses identification that is alternative to the common societal idea of humanity.<ref>Malchior September 26, 2014 <nowiki>http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics</nowiki> <sub>(Archived Page <nowiki>https://web.archive.org/web/20180326012554/http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics</nowiki> )</sub></ref>
 
Alterhumanity includes:
 
* [[Therianthropy|Therian]], phytanthrope, [[otherkin]], and [[fictionkin]] identities
* [[Multiple]], [[Plurality|plural]], [[median]], and [[Walk-In|walk-in]] identities
* Spiritual self-identities which may or may not still include degrees of humanity such as angelics, celestials, starseeds, god shards, reincarnated gods, vampires, etc.
* Identities involving shared self-identification with [[nonhuman]] or other alternative human entities/concepts such as animal-hearted, godspouse, [[soulbond]], and spiritual medium identities.
* Identities of alternative humanity through [[Dissociation|disassociation]], trauma response, or non-neurotypical mental status.
 
Some [[System|systems]] and plurals or members within those may identify as alterhuman and identities under the umbrella, but it is not required and is self identification.
 
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Not Plural Exclusive]]

Revision as of 23:00, 18 March 2023

alterhuman
Flag by gh0syspxce
Other formsAlternative Humanity Personal Identity (AHPI)
Coinerphasmovore

Alterhuman or alterbeing refers to a category of personal identity which encompasses identification that is alternative to the common societal idea of humanity.[1]

Alterhumanity includes:

  • Therian, phytanthrope, otherkin, and fictionkin identities
  • Multiple, plural, median, and walk-in identities
  • Spiritual self-identities which may or may not still include degrees of humanity such as angelics, celestials, starseeds, god shards, reincarnated gods, vampires, etc.
  • Identities involving shared self-identification with nonhuman or other alternative human entities/concepts such as animal-hearted, godspouse, soulbond, and spiritual medium identities.
  • Identities of alternative humanity through disassociation, trauma response, or non-neurotypical mental status.

Some systems and plurals or members within those may identify as alterhuman and identities under the umbrella, but it is not required and is self identification.

References

  1. Malchior September 26, 2014 http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics (Archived Page https://web.archive.org/web/20180326012554/http://phasmovore.tumblr.com/post/98482696958/this-will-probably-be-my-last-post-on-semantics )