old tumblr postsMay 9, 2017

Not sure if you’ve been asked this before, and if you have I apologize for any redundancy, but what’s your take on the whole “identifying as/being kin with a character outside your race” discourse as someone who’s been in the fictionkin community for so many years?

Its complete horseshit that was made up by a troll in order to harass people and its not even with discussing at this point. http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/tagged/racism/

old tumblr postsSeptember 25, 2016

Have you seen the blog racistkin? I like outside opinions as well, so what do you think about that? Not a single post I read on there actually said how being kin outside your race actually hurts poc. None of these posts seem to understand the concept of reincarnation either. I want these concepts covered by the blog because they are giant holes in their reasoning. I’m neither here not there on the issue yet, more information is needed.

I’m pretty sure i have the blog @racistkin blocked, and I advise everyone else do the same. They don’t understand what they’re talking about and…

old tumblr postsJuly 19, 2016

Sorry, I just want to rant briefly. It’s so annoying to see people who aren’t kin saying it’s racist to ID outside your race when like… that’s not even remotely how fictionkin works you don’t choose who you are. And then to see misguided kin defending their viewpoint and misrepresenting what kin means? Ugh, I tried to explain but they just wouldn’t hear it.

I feel you, anon.

old tumblr postsJune 29, 2016

Can we just declare “you can’t be kin outside of your race” (and all possible variations of it) trolling and summarily dismiss it as the nonsense it is? I have a hard time anybody seriously believes that anyway. They’re just saying it to stir shit

Agreed, anon. Either that or they’re from outside the community and have no idea what they’re talking about.

old tumblr postsJune 15, 2016

i had to drop a kintype due to the race issue that i didnt exactly know much about until now. i’m really upset but i dont want to piss anyone off

Why telling people to change/repress/drop kintypes is psychologically harmful and abusive you are putting the theoretical momentary ‘offense’ of a group of people over the…

old tumblr postsJune 2, 2016

I just saw a post saying I couldn’t have a certain kintype unless I had the exact same disability they had because I wouldn’t understand their experience. The thing is that the character is a CAT and I very obviously don’t experience being a cat right now either :/ the logic in those types of posts seems faulty

The logic in those posts is completely non-existent, anon, and you can feel free to ignore them. The very basis of being kin is about…

old tumblr postsApril 11, 2016

i am fictionkin with a japanese character and i am white. i cannot change that, i didnt choose it, and people are calling me racist. why. whyhwyhyw if i could change i could! this isnt fair!

I feel you, anon. Just remind yourself that the people saying this don’t understand what it means to be kin, and almost certainly aren’t actual…

old tumblr postsApril 3, 2016

What do you think of the people who use “coded as black, therefore it’s problematic” etc. argument for certain non-human characters, like gems from SU or trolls from HS? Me personally I just don’t get it, like they’re not even human, they don’t have a race?…

‘Coded black’ characters are super important for representation of diversity in media. Its important to hire actors from all races and backgrounds, and its super…

old tumblr postsMarch 28, 2016

Saying “you can’t be kin outside of your race” is actually stupidly racist. What about people of races that have no, or very little, fictional representation? They’re not allowed to be kin, or what? Only white/black/Asian people are permitted to be a part of the community, I guess. Everybody who isn’t white/Asian is forced to identify with a narrow scope of characters that are often one-note or badly written because racism fucking exists in the media. Yeah, that’s not marginalizing.

Totally agree with you, anon.

old tumblr postsMarch 26, 2016

royalls: “You can’t be kin with characters outside of your race” Translation: “All White characters are made for only White people, all Black characters are…

old tumblr postsFebruary 7, 2016

hi! idk where to go for this question. i’m japanese and have usually identified with jpns anime characters, but the anime character i’m considering identifying with atm is white (he’s english). i feel really weird abt this, because i understand the racism behind white ppl and poc identifying outside of their race, but since he’s white… i dont know. i dont think it makes a difference that the source is japanese, but im still concerned and i’d rather not id with him if it’s bad!

Hi there, friend. I’m sorry that you’re feeling weird and uncomfortable. I hope that my answer can make you feel better. Please don’t take anything…

old tumblr postsFebruary 3, 2016

i was wondering if it’s kind of forbidden to be kin with a character of another race from yourself? i think i’m kin with someone but he’s not white, and i am. i don’t want to seem like i’m claiming to know the struggles of poc, so i’m not sure what to do.

Your body now and your kinself’s body do not have anything to do with one another. http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/tagged/racism

old tumblr postsFebruary 2, 2016

What to do if you see someone who is is kin of a character belonging to a marginalized group that they are not a member…

old tumblr postsFebruary 2, 2016

Kin and Marginalized groups (again)

I’ve been thinking a lot about the question of kin and marginalized groups lately, because it keeps coming up, and I think I’ve finally come…

old tumblr postsFebruary 1, 2016

Hey, @asksomeotherkin made a post about not being kin outside your race. They p much said that you shouldn’t “be kin outside your race” which isn’t a thing bc you don’t choose kintypes.

I’m tired. Everyone knows how I feel about this topic. Your current body and the body of your kinself don’t have to have anything in…

old tumblr postsNovember 8, 2015

Race Repost

I think there have been some misconceptions from non-kin about people who are fictionkin with a character who is another race. People who are kin…

old tumblr postsNovember 4, 2015

Do you think as a person of colour I shouldn’t be able to kin with a person who isn’t colour?? I just saw a debate about this but I’m a little confuse.

The people who say that are a fringe minority, and it was likely started by deliberate trolls. You can not chose or change who you…

old tumblr postsOctober 7, 2015

Do you have any idea where the whole “don’t kin outside your race” comes from? Because I heard it was started by a white antikin who was angry at people for IDing as their fave anime characters (sorry you’re probably tired of this being brought up)

Tired as I am of seeing the subject, I’ll keep addressing it until it goes away. You’re not the first person to have heard that…

old tumblr postsSeptember 16, 2015

dpdphoenix: tumblr’s fictionkin community is far to focused whether or not you can think you are a character with a different race than you that…

old tumblr postsSeptember 15, 2015

People ask me, is it possible to be kin outside of your race? Is it possible to be kin with someone who has a disability…

old tumblr postsSeptember 9, 2015

Hello! I really hope this is okay to ask this here… I have no one else to go to and I’ve been having a really hard time with trying to deny and suppress these kin feels I have been getting, Because from what I have heard a lot of people say it is very wrong, and impossible to be kin with a character who is physically disabled if you irl are able bodied. Could I get some of your thoughts on this? At least just go easy on me if you feel the same as others I have seen ;;; thank you!

I am so sorry that you are being harassed this way. It is absolutely possible for you, or anyone else, disabled or able bodied, to…

old tumblr postsSeptember 8, 2015

Don’t you think there is a problem with White people taking on attributes of POC characters? Fictionkin don’t occur in a vacuum. There are centuries of cultural appropriation in the background of you claiming to be, on some level, a Japanese person.

No. No no no. A thousand times no. You fundamentally misunderstand fictionkin. There is no ‘taking on attributes’. Fictionkin is not something anyone volunteers to be.…

old tumblr postsAugust 20, 2015

I’ve seen a lot of people saying that white people can’t be fictionkin with non-white characters, what’s your opinion on this?

I’ve already said a lot on this: http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/tagged/racism The short answer is that as long as you are not invading spaces, or taking up resources meant…

old tumblr postsJuly 21, 2015

I am white, and I think I might be fictionkin with a character of color. Or he may just be a headmate? Point is, this seems like a situation where I need to check my privilege. Do you have any advice regarding staying in my lane?

I have lots to say: http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/tagged/racism

old tumblr postsJuly 19, 2015

PSA

I think there have been some misconceptions from non-kin about people who are fictionkin with a character who is another race. People who are kin…

old tumblr postsJuly 18, 2015

Race and Fictionkin

Its time to have a serious talk about your stance on race and fictiokin, tumblr. Tell me do you believe: a) being fictionkin is an…

old tumblr postsJuly 6, 2015

What people say: “You can’t be kin of a non-white person if you are white!” What it sounds like they’re saying: “It is empirically impossible…

old tumblr postsJuly 5, 2015

you could say that person was holding a prejudiced viewpoint. but not a racist one, in such a situation. and while you might think your views are completely separate from your race, gender, etc, consider that all of these things affect the way you think on a subconscious level?? These things all affect your opinions. (I don’t even disagree with you on the argument you made. Just don’t like the way you handled that anon.)

That’s fair, anon. I agree, the person was prejudiced, and probably not actively racist. I chose my wording carefully, to make them think about what…

old tumblr postsJuly 5, 2015

No offense but it really isn’t your place like, at all to determine whether or not its racist for white people to be kin with non-white characters if you, too, are white. Which is probably why that other anon was asking.

Its not my place to determine anything. Its my place to give my opinion on everything. Whether people listen to me or not is their…

old tumblr postsJuly 5, 2015

hi, sorry if this is a rude/invasive question, but are you white? i see you talking about issues of kin and race a lot and i’m kind of wary of white people who talk about that so i was just wondering.

This is a rude/invasive question. I find it offensive, and frankly racist, that you would base your evaluation of the merit of any person’s words…

old tumblr postsJuly 5, 2015

so i am ethinically jewish and i am oppressed. a lot of people say that you can’t be fictionkin with kin outside of race unless you are oppressed? i have one kin that isn’t white and i feel really upset talking about it because i am white passing.

Your current ethnicity is absolutely and completely irrelevant to your past/kin ethnicity. If someone can be kin to an elf or a werewolf, why is…

old tumblr postsJuly 3, 2015

you answered an ask saying it isnt racist to be fickin with someone who is a different race. could you maybe talk a little about how it isnt racist? there are a lot of posts talking about how it is and its making me upset like there is something wrong with me and how i identify

It isn’t racist, because its not something you chose. Its something you were. As long as you don’t do racist things and use your kin…