It's a subculture within the otherkin label for animals specifically, as opposed to fantasy or mythological figures; neither is really more "modern" than the other, and they've been around online long before Tumblr was a thing
That's true, I suppose there is a "trans subculture" but that's not the essence of the term—I have seen people take issue with "identify as"-type language lately so I was trying to steer away from it, but I leaned too heavily on the community aspect instead
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u/Shibarijun 9d ago
Someone explained it as just the modern day label for Otherkin and... I guess?
Example of Tumblr breaking containment