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People are Animals too - Animals are People too

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I'm starting to like simple stamps like this, with no special shine or flashy animation so the message is clear and obvious. Plus I wanted a good stamp that said this so I could use it on my forum accounts in my signatures.


I'm so tired of seeing people - especially otherkin and therians - complaining about their humanity, or people saying they hate the fact that they're human. People - yes, that means you - are animals, too, and if you're going to advocate for animal rights you should keep this in mind. Self-abuse is not cool, and it is not okay, no matter what you think. When you hurt yourself, you hurt the people who care about you. You are an animal, and like all the animals you want to protect, you ought to protect yourself, too.

If you're an otherkin or a therian (as I am), this doesn't give you any excuse to hate humans. For whatever reasons you wound up in the wrong body, you should take advantage of it - you never know; if you go home, you might not get to experience this again. So do things only a human could do - spend time in a fancy office, use a computer, play sports, learn to make art and play music, eat fine cuisine, travel the world. Enjoy your stay, don't mope about how much you want to go home. It'll be over sooner than you might expect, so make the best of it! It's OK to indulge in things that remind you of home, but don't waste your life being miserable.

Being a Qilin otherkin, my philosophy in terms of animals is to love the good and acknowledge the bad, but you don't have to be a qilin to love the creatures of the Earth. Not every animal has a pretty face; not every creature can sing pretty songs. Every animal has its own special gift and its own life to live - that alone should be enough to honor them. You don't have to adore every living thing; there are plenty of animal phobias out there that it would be outrageous to expect everyone to love everything. If you don't like certain animals as much as others - humans included - that's fine. You shouldn't use it as an excuse to kill them, though; if you find any dead creature, that's a life cut short, a family left behind, a nest left empty. Honor the dead of every species, and celebrate the life of all animals.

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SachinAmateurArtist's avatar

Out of curiosity are you an ethical vegan?