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The otherkin community has origins that go back to the 1960s, in Pagan spirituality groups of those who called themselves elves. The word "otherkin" was created by a group of these folks during 1990, to include people who identify as beings other than elves.<ref name="timeline abridged"> The Internet makes it possible for everyone to reach out to others about personal matters that they have in common, while still keeping a kind of anonymity. As a result, the otherkin community is one of many that has recently become more visible to the public eye. | The otherkin community has origins that go back to the 1960s, in Pagan spirituality groups of those who called themselves elves. The word "otherkin" was created by a group of these folks during 1990, to include people who identify as beings other than elves.<ref name="timeline-abridged"/> The Internet makes it possible for everyone to reach out to others about personal matters that they have in common, while still keeping a kind of anonymity. As a result, the otherkin community is one of many that has recently become more visible to the public eye. | ||
In 2013 or 2014, a community of nonbinary gender people on the social blogging site Tumblr.com came up with a kind of [[Pronouns|gender-neutral pronouns]] called "[[Pronouns#Nounself pronouns|nounself pronouns]]." By adapting any noun of one's choosing into a pronoun, one can create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns. The sets can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as nature, technology, or abstract concepts. For example, the fairy themed set "fae, fae, faer, faers, faeself." Some call nounself pronouns by the name "otherkin pronouns." However, few otherkin use nounself pronouns, and many folks using them aren't otherkin.<ref>otherkinlogic, vulpinekin, and roborenard. "Nounself pronouns and how to use them." [http://otherkinlogic.tumblr.com/post/92382457520 http://otherkinlogic.tumblr.com/post/92382457520] </ref> | In 2013 or 2014, a community of nonbinary gender people on the social blogging site Tumblr.com came up with a kind of [[Pronouns|gender-neutral pronouns]] called "[[Pronouns#Nounself pronouns|nounself pronouns]]." By adapting any noun of one's choosing into a pronoun, one can create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns. The sets can be themed around concepts that have nothing to do with gender, such as nature, technology, or abstract concepts. For example, the fairy themed set "fae, fae, faer, faers, faeself." Some call nounself pronouns by the name "otherkin pronouns." However, few otherkin use nounself pronouns, and many folks using them aren't otherkin.<ref>otherkinlogic, vulpinekin, and roborenard. "Nounself pronouns and how to use them." [http://otherkinlogic.tumblr.com/post/92382457520 http://otherkinlogic.tumblr.com/post/92382457520] </ref> | ||