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Me attempting to explain what kinning is: A Thread
So right off the bat, I guess I should come out as a kinnie myself. I don't know why other people do it, I don't know why *I* do it, but it's just a thing that people do...I guess
Personally I'm more of a "casual" kinnie, where I see a character and go— (1/ 7)
Personally I'm more of a "casual" kinnie, where I see a character and go— (1/ 7)
—"Oh wow that's totally me!"
I guess the best way I could describe my personal experience is, basically, me seeing myself a lot in a specific fictional character and getting attached due to those similarities
It may have something to do with me feeling — (2/7 )
I guess the best way I could describe my personal experience is, basically, me seeing myself a lot in a specific fictional character and getting attached due to those similarities
It may have something to do with me feeling — (2/7 )
—very isolated and unable to relate to other people growing up, so I always found comfort in characters that I felt like were similar to me personally wise.
I was never aware of what my personality actually was, but being able to compare yourself to a character who— (3/7 )
I was never aware of what my personality actually was, but being able to compare yourself to a character who— (3/7 )
—has an established personality that's clear as day kinda gave me a better idea on the kind of person I am?
I don't know if that's the reason everybody else kins but, yknow... whatever. (4/ 7)
I don't know if that's the reason everybody else kins but, yknow... whatever. (4/ 7)
Some people who kin will talk about "kin memories" which, for the record, I know nothing about.
Some kinnies don't like being around people who kin the same characters, which I personally found weird since...well the only reason I kin is because (5/7 )
Some kinnies don't like being around people who kin the same characters, which I personally found weird since...well the only reason I kin is because (5/7 )
—I want to find people I can relate to, real or not.
I don't like to make generalizations, but I would like to believe that the majority of people who kin are neurodivergent in some way
(As in, autism spectrum, adhd, etc)
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I don't like to make generalizations, but I would like to believe that the majority of people who kin are neurodivergent in some way
(As in, autism spectrum, adhd, etc)
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Feel free to add onto this thread since I'm sure somebody has FAR more knowledge on the subject than I would. I don't participate a lot in "kin culture", it's more of a bizarre coping mechanism for me if anything.
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