I tend to separate therianthropy from quads in my mind. I don't like the "only therians do quads" culture around it but quads is very important to me because [vent warning] last year my coaches made me do a bunch of running without a hoodie in front of a lot of people and exercise after not doing any for a few years so that fucked up my feelings towards exercise so noe the only physical activity I enjoy is quads and archery.

Cringe culture is dead guys

(2021-03-03 8:33)OakLeaf Wrote:  I tryed it and it's actually quite fun. But I dislike seeing young therians post videos with music of them running on all 4rs with animal masks. It just looks a little cringe.

I am someone who does that, and yea, its cringe ik, and there is nothing wrong with that! For me, it doesn't connect me to my theriotype very much but its a fun way to get exercise and it just feels right. (ik quads don't make u a therians btw) I also think it looks cool, but thats just me

I really like quads and think they are very fun and feel natural for me

I think quads are very fun! It just feels natural to me, and it sucks I can't do them frequently.

(2024-03-11 14:24)CloverCoder987 Wrote:  

(2024-03-08 20:12)Ashfur Wrote:  

(2024-03-08 20:08)DustWolf Wrote:  Hi,

I'm usually skeptical about these types of posts, but what you say sounds legit. Moved it to a more appropriate forum, where it'll get more attention.

Perhaps it will do some good for people to hear it coming from someone closer to their age.

Thankfully TG is easy enough to find just using Google these days, one can hope we are one of the young therians' first experiences with a therian community (I've also advocated for a "TG kindergarten" for therians younger than 13, but it's not currently feasible).

LP,
Dusty

I love the idea of a TG "Kindergarten," maybe it'd lead to less misinfo spreading around... it'd also be nice to give pups and kits under the age of 13 their own space

I have a bad feeling that it'd become hard to manage, and a raging wildfire of misinfo of its own. All the nine-year-olds would come onto the hypothetical site and start blabbing about how therianthropy is only a past life and how you "need" to do quads...
I dunno, it just doesn't seem like an incredible idea to me.

Only if there's no moderation.

(2024-03-08 20:12)Ashfur Wrote:  

(2024-03-08 20:08)DustWolf Wrote:  Hi,

I'm usually skeptical about these types of posts, but what you say sounds legit. Moved it to a more appropriate forum, where it'll get more attention.

Perhaps it will do some good for people to hear it coming from someone closer to their age.

Thankfully TG is easy enough to find just using Google these days, one can hope we are one of the young therians' first experiences with a therian community (I've also advocated for a "TG kindergarten" for therians younger than 13, but it's not currently feasible).

LP,
Dusty

I love the idea of a TG "Kindergarten," maybe it'd lead to less misinfo spreading around... it'd also be nice to give pups and kits under the age of 13 their own space

I have a bad feeling that it'd become hard to manage, and a raging wildfire of misinfo of its own. All the nine-year-olds would come onto the hypothetical site and start blabbing about how therianthropy is only a past life and how you "need" to do quads...
I dunno, it just doesn't seem like an incredible idea to me.

(2024-03-10 11:33)Werewulfra Wrote:  Merged these 3 threads, as they are speaking on the same topic.

Please use the search function to find existing threads before posting new ones, especially in Introduction to Therianthropy where information should be easily available.

im not the one who put it here. dust moved it here

(2024-03-10 11:33)Werewulfra Wrote:  Merged these 3 threads, as they are speaking on the same topic.

Please use the search function to find existing threads before posting new ones, especially in Introduction to Therianthropy where information should be easily available.

My post is also not in the same topic as the others. I was talking about specifically how fake therians directly affect and impact the community, and those phrases that i hear a lot and wanted to try and argue against. The other two posts are just about what makes someone a real therian and how to tell if someone is faking.

Questions. Many people don't like being questioned because that requires them to look inward and examine themselves and they just want blind obedience and belief to their claims and not have to expect questions.

I was on a forum not too long ago and this kid said "I am quite literally a freakin' lion!" so I asked an innocent question, I asked "So if I seen you on the street, would I see an actual lion and how do people react?" as well as some other questions that I felt were quite legitimate.
Boy I got my tush raked over the coals for not being 'accepting' and being demeaning or some such rot.

Look, the thing is that if you are going to make some rather obviously outlandish statements then you had best better be prepared to answer some questions but it also helps if you also understand the words you are using because there are those out there who actually do.

If someone tells you on a forum that you are literally (meaning actual and real) a, say, a badger then at some point people are going to request some clarification and getting mortally offended is not going to help you in the least.

As for kids, I have seen too many that take to the role-playing bit and insist they are this or that and if you dare ask questions then you're being intolerant and unaccepting of others. Years ago I seen some kid insisting he was a character from a game and got furious if we didn't blindly accept his assertions. None of his explanations were original in the least as all he did was repeat a game script and did not deviate in the least....refusing to face reality is a hindrance and all it does is make you the butt of jokes.

Experiences are a personal issue and vary greatly but sadly many of them have been shoved into a neat and strict little cubby hole that tells you that if you are not growling or running on all fours or feeling this or that or that your therian nature is not following a strict script then you aren't therian or whatever.

That said kids still need to be educated that feeling like you want to dwell in a cave or eat raw meat doesn't automatically mean you are a wolf, bear, dragon or a yeti because humans are still a part of nature and at one point our evolutionary ancestors had to take shelter in caves and before someone figured out what fire was, ate meat raw and those aspects still dwell in our biological make-up.

In short, if someone asks a question, it is not because they are wanting to judge you by what they think but rather want to know how you are defining things. It doesn't matter if you cannot render a detailed report but you should still be able to give a better answer than "I dunno, I just do".

Thanks. Now I need coffee because my brain is now in limp mode.

I agree to some of the points DustWolf brought up here in this latest addition. Yes, sometimes letting someone feel they're going to lose a friend because they're not fully capable of proving their therianthropy can hurt. I believe that the vulnerability of such a person should be taken into account there. Honestly, take me for example. I did most of my introspection before I joined any community whatsoever, until it became clear to me that this was the community to go to. After having met several people there, the fear of having to give them all up because of an identity matter, stung painfully. This is not a contest for proof or a competition to see who manages to hold up their story the best or the longest. This fear not to belong here (or anywhere, for that matter) may be real for some. After all, some of us are emotionally scarred or mentally imbalanced, so I consider it to be a good thing if we approach these matters delicately with each person.

So yeah, I get the competition spirit that the younger people are prone to have. Nobody likes to be excluded or kicked out because of a different viewpoint on life.

If I'm saying I feel uncomfortable about things related to therianthropy, this doesn't necessarily have to mean I'm to be kicked out. It just means my take on it differs. You never know the person behind the words, or who's expressing it or what their experiences may have been. For all we know, we may per accident ban a person who was both genuine and well informed.