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There seem to be some people on Lemmy who genuinely believe that they are an animal. They say they are an "unperson" or discuss conversing with "animals" who "happen to be born in human bodies". They see their struggle as on par with the struggle for trans people, and their right to be recognized as animals as a part of a broader societal struggle for queer acceptance.

Well, this is fucking stupid.

First of all, comparing "I'm a puppy uWu" to gender dysphoria trivializes what trans people go through. Furries are not struggling like trans people. They are simply mocking trans people (whether that mockery is intentional or not is besides the point).

Second of all, you're not a fucking animal bro ffs. Being an animal isn't a state of mind. It isn't a vibe. It isn't a social construct. It isn't something you're assigned at birth. It's about DNA. You have 50% of DNA from a human mom, and 50% of your DNA from a human dad, so you have 100% human DNA (granted maybe you have like 0.1% Neanderthal DNA but whatever). So you're a human. This shouldn't be a hard concept to grasp.

If you can speak a human language, and have the mental wherewithal required to use the internet, then you have a HUMAN MIND. And if you "just so happen to be born in a human body" then you have a HUMAN BODY. HUMAN MIND + HUMAN BODY = HUMAN. IT'S ALL HUMAN. YOU ARE HUMAN. Just because you have a bestiality fetish does not make you a fucking bobcat ffs

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

If you're trying to say they're a troll, this meme template implies the opposite

[–] yottle@kopitalk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why do people think its so odd that someone could find it bizarre that some people genuinely think they're animals? Have you guys ever talked to someone irl before? Judging by the downvotes this is an unpopular opinion here, but 99.99% of the human population would agree with me about this

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It hasn't been studied enough to be able to conclude species dysphoria is bullshit. The human brain is fucking gnarly, tho. Ignoring the possibility is more insane than assuming a human might have a mental disorder that gives them a sense of dysphoria not having fur and a tail.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 weeks ago

The engagement bait works wonderfully