There seem to be some people on Lemmy who genuinely believe that they are an animal. They say they are an “unperson” or discuss conversing with “animals” who “happen to be born in human bodies”. They see their struggle as on par with the struggle for trans people, and their right to be recognized as animals as a part of a broader societal struggle for queer acceptance.

Well, this is fucking stupid.

First of all, comparing “I’m a puppy uWu” to gender dysphoria trivializes what trans people go through. Furries are not struggling like trans people. They are simply mocking trans people (whether that mockery is intentional or not is besides the point).

Second of all, you’re not a fucking animal bro ffs. Being an animal isn’t a state of mind. It isn’t a vibe. It isn’t a social construct. It isn’t something you’re assigned at birth. It’s about DNA. You have 50% of DNA from a human mom, and 50% of your DNA from a human dad, so you have 100% human DNA (granted maybe you have like 0.1% Neanderthal DNA but whatever). So you’re a human. This shouldn’t be a hard concept to grasp.

If you can speak a human language, and have the mental wherewithal required to use the internet, then you have a HUMAN MIND. And if you “just so happen to be born in a human body” then you have a HUMAN BODY. HUMAN MIND + HUMAN BODY = HUMAN. IT’S ALL HUMAN. YOU ARE HUMAN. Just because you have a bestiality fetish does not make you a fucking bobcat ffs

  • homologous@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    um there seems to be a lot of misinformation in this post. main one being furries do not believe that they are actually cats/dogs…

    also as a trans person i don’t think it trivializes dysphoria? like feeling like you’re living in the wrong body is incredibly distressful, whether it’s a delusion or not. not only that but from what ive seen, there is a lot of overlap between gender queer and otherkin folks (and with autistic folks too). i think it mostly reflects the experience of feeling isolated and abnormal, to the point that you’re not even treated as human anymore. that and also wishing for a simpler life experience, as having our level of intelligence does come with drawbacks.

    i also find it odd that your response to something that you think is a delusion… is anger? im not saying you should feel a certain way but like going on a rant like this just feels mean-spirited. if you truly believed it were a mental health issue, I’d assume you’d be more inclined to learn more about it and learn how to help these people instead of belittling them (i especially feel this as someone with a lot of BPD symptoms).

    my final point is that i think we as humans distinguish ourselves from other animals way more than is realistic. animals are neat. other forms of life are just intriguing. idk its weird to me that people think its so absurdly weird and disgusting to even think about adopting any remotely animalistic traits