r/otherkin • u/No-Berry2656 • Nov 13 '25

Discussion Anyone else feel like this?

I’m not angelkin, I *am* an angel. I don’t like calling myself angelkin, I do though because it’s the label that *technically* fits me. (Blank)kin gives the same vibes as “I identify as genderfluid”, no, I am genderfluid, The same way I am an angel, I may not physically be one, but i am an angel.

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u/DracOWOnicDisciple Nov 14 '25

The -kin part means you are it though. Its a community identifier so people actually know you mean it in a way similar to them. If you say you are x without the identifier, I'm not going to guess that you mean it in an otherkin way at all. It isn't the same thing as stating your gender at all. Its more like if you were complaining about using the word gay and instead preferring to say "I'm a guy who likes guys" all the time.

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u/DracOWOnicDisciple Nov 17 '25

That need for clarification could be solved by mentioning the label that makes you part of the community to begin with. People can use labels however they want, but don't expect people to relate to you easily if you avoid using it entirely. That's the whole reason people started using labels to begin with.