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Bride of Re-Animator (1990) dir. by Brian Yuzna
Sorry if we weren't clear. We are autistic and adhd so that affects literally everything, lol.
Anyways, we meant any "human" looking creature (so even those who are fully human). Not just alterhumans & nonhumans.
Theriform human actually works, lol. (Strikout cause original poster/creator of the term says it's not supposed to be used about humans)
(The next paragraph has religion, specifically christianity, talked about)
We know that humans are animals and aren't better than any creature, but every once in a while because of how we were raised in this life, we think of humans as "different" than most of beings. (We were raised Christian in this life, but we aren't Christian. A lot of Christians have the idea that humans aren't like other animals [this is based on our experiences with Christians, so don't come for us with the whole "not all Christians" thing]). Somehow, this kinda became a little bit of a vent about being raised Christian and shit, lol.
(We are gonna edit our original post, not getting rid of our dumbness but by using the strikeout thing)
- Shay 🐾
Theriform [Official Coining Post]
Theriform Adjective (can applied as a noun in certain phrasing, see examples)
From θηρίον (thēríon) [diminutive of θήρ thḗr, “wild beast”] and μορφή (morphe) ["shape"/"figure"/"look"].
Definition:
A theriform animal is one which was born into a body that is typical/expected of it's species and observable as such by everyone, with species-typical levels of sapience/intelligence and whose behaviour is unaltered by being born into a human body/raised in a form perceived as human.
It is not the 'opposite' of therian despite similar etymology but is instead to be viewed as a complimentary term to therian, nonhuman, alterhuman, otherkin etc as it exists to specify certain details of a species whilst not invalidating the identities of those who are not theriform. It is made to replace potentially invalidating phrases like 'bio(logical) animal' or 'real animal'.
It is not an identity label and therefore has no flag or symbol and does not need one. Do not create these things please, or use the term to describe yourself on a personal level.
Alternative versions for non-animals could include: floraform, nat(ur)form, techform, fictoform, feyform, voidform, starform, divineform etc
Examples:
"Lol it's so funny being a cat and having a theriform cat as a pet we're both just kitties vibing but with different body shapes."
"Just because they're the same species are you does not mean you are able to take care of wild theriforms."
"The fact that there aren't that many theriforms of my species is so saddening."
"I wanna do quads alongside a pack of theriform wolves so bad!"
"I am transspecies, here is what I do/what I want to do to look more theriform."
"I wonder if theriforms get species dysphoria?"
This is kinda a mood.
Except we aren't human at all. Well, this body is, but still, we aren't.
- Shay (They/it)
It's really strange being a therian raised in a religion that claimed that humans are higher beings than animals. "Humans have souls and intellectual minds and animals run only on instincts" like okay but what about me. I'm like. Both. It was one of the first things I really questioned about that religion.
“The Devil is real. And he’s not a little red man with horns and a tail. He can be beautiful. ‘Cause he’s a fallen angel, and he used to be God’s favorite.”
— American Horror Story, Season 1 (via intractably)
I was trying to find out if Kermit was eligible to be pope and I found a blog that says he's the perfect example of a catholic priest
the seven deadly sins are such bullshit fear tactics. if youve left the church, embrace them.
be proud of who you are. be happy when you look in the mirror and see how hot you are. yeah i see you flexing in the mirror after a workout. nice progress btw honey you look nice today.
dont worry about getting seconds, or thirds even, at dinner. dont worry about eating what society says is "too much" or "too little". eat until youre full. set aside what you cant finish for later so you dont waste food.
its okay to be greedy. its okay to want things for yourself. sometimes we see things that people have and we're like "dude i wish i had that." thats just human. envy and greed on that level are normal.
take a rest day. dont bother going to church this sunday. take a shower, read a book, drink some tea, eat some good food, pet a cat or dog. take care of yourself; its not lazy.
be angry with those who wronged you. punch a punching bag, write about how much you hate them, go work out aggressively and take care of your emotions in a way that doesnt hurt yourself or others. its okay to not forgive the people who hurt you. you arent doing anything wrong, babe.
embrace your sexuality (or, if it applies, asexuality, cause yall need love too). stop feeling shame for wanting pleasure. go read or watch something that turns you on. explore your body. ask your partner to try something new. if youre asexual, then fucking step on the people who say you need to have sexual attraction to be human. you dont. you dont need to be allosexual (or alloromantic) to "qualify as a human." we all experience life in different ways. find your way to experience it.
thought crime isnt real
do no harm but take no shit
If you're trying to get over your fear of Hell, I recommend Bart D. Ehrman's book, Heaven And Hell: A History of the Afterlife. Or if you can't read the book, you can watch his lecture on YouTube. As you learn how all of this stuff organically developed and evolved, you can see that there's no good reason to take anything conservative Christians say about eternal damnation very seriously.
PSA: Religious trauma is not simply disagreeing with religion and calling it trauma. It is not, “I was dragged to church every Sunday and I got really bored there.”
It is physical, verbal, and sexual abuse.
It is being led to believe that you will go to a place of eternal suffering if you step out of line, even if only slightly.
It is having a fear of said place of eternal suffering, and some people are afraid of it even after they renounce their faith.
It is being told that all people are inherently evil and deserving of death and eternal suffering for being flawed, and feeling ashamed of being imperfect as a result of this.
It is being told that you will never be good enough.
It is being told that you are nothing in comparison to God.
It is being told by loved ones (including those who raised you) that, if they had to choose between you and their god, you will always come second.
It is being discriminated against for being a minority.
It is being punished by and/or losing family and friends for rejecting parts of the faith or the faith itself.
It is being demonized for having sexual desires and having your worth based on whether or not you abstain until marriage, especially if you were assigned female at birth.
It is being told that you are responsible if others look at you with lust or sexually harass or assault you. Again, this idea is especially hammered into your head if you are a person who was assigned female at birth.
It is being physically or mentally unable to have sex or experiencing guilt after having sex due to purity culture.
It is having your health put at risk as a child because your family opposes certain medical procedures (vaccines, blood transfusions, etc.) for religious reasons.
It is being treated negatively for having a physical disability or mental disorder (not to mention the abusive behaviors listed above can worsen existing mental health disorders or cause them to come about in someone who did not have them previously.) This is not to say that nonreligious people can’t be plenty ableist, of course.
It is missing opportunities and losing years of your life to fear, repression, and pain.
It is experiencing horrible things in the name of a God that no one has undeniable proof of in terms of whether or not he exists.
Don’t get me wrong. I know that not all religious people do the things described above. But damn, if there aren’t a lot who do… those people are unfortunately the loudest.
This has been a PSA.
my most antitheist opinion is that hell is like. a cartoonishly evil thing to believe in and insanely abusive to teach children about