um i’m really bothered by the page about fictionkin being “cr-zy” (i’m censoring it because though i am mentally ill, it is an ableist slur that is used to target those with mental illnesses different than the ones i have and if someone is neurotypical than they definitely shouldn’t be using that word). a lot of things on the page are ableist. it seems to be throwing mentally ill kin under the bus and implying that those who are kin for psychological reasons aren’t as valid as spiritual kin.

I am sorry you are bothered. That page was written nearly 10 years ago, and is not entirely how I would phrase things today. That…

Hi! Sorry to bother you but otaku is actually a derogatory term in Japan, so I don’t know if you’d like to continue calling yourself otakukin. unu; Perhaps use a term like “animekin” or something? I’m not trying to hate, just informing you! I don’t want you to insult yourself without realizing it!

Hi. Thanks for writing. I’ve been kin for ten years and know very well what otaku means. In the beginning, we called ourselves otakukin, and…