February Roundup

As February draws to a close and winter with it, let's have a look at what you've had to say about this month's QOTM:

What is your relationship to humanity?

Do you identify with any part of being human? 

Do you feel like you’re a blend of ‘other’ and human, or fully not human inside? 

Are you human but alterhuman in some other way?

1) "I don’t have to identify as either fully human or fully not"

- Aepaex gives us this great perspective on otherheartedness and existing in contrast to your environment.

2) "I consider myself, as I am now, to be a hybrid being"

- Fractal Boundary explains how humanity and alterity can coexist in the same body.

3) "Anthropophobia"

- Vagabond Sun contemplates otherness in the eyes of other people.

4) "We realized just how much rabbit is in our soul"

- KabitTarah talks about the comfort a deep rooted nonhuman connection can bring in this exploration of her therianthropy over the years.

5) "Pretty damn distant"

- Serpent of Solipsistful tells us that when it comes to feelings of otherness in alterhumans, it's not always your species that's to blame.

6) "Its very own brand of mixed nuts"

- BlueBoxOfSnark sums up some complicated feelings in a short and sweet statement on the weirdness of being human.

There was also tons of conversation throughout the whole month on the discord server's dedicated QOTM channel: together we explored the boundaries of the definition of 'human' and 'person'; body modification's role in identity and the nature of sentience in relation to and around the QOTM subject. It was a great way to get involved for the people who didn't feel up to writing a whole article, and an excellent supplement for the people who did. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Now we've got March to look forward to - what will the next question be? Check back tomorrow to find out!

Source: Alexander Stielau

This month is a month of firsts - it's the first time we're doing a Question of the Month on the new site, and it's the first time we asked you, the community, to pick this month's question. The response has been fantastic! Thanks to everyone who submitted questions and voted on them.

This is what you've chosen to be February's Question of the Month:

What is your relationship to humanity? 

Do you identify with any part of being human? Do you feel like you’re a blend of ‘other’ and human, or fully not human inside? Are you human but alterhuman in some other way?

You can answer via tumblr or twitter; you can link us to your writing on your own site; and, for the first time you can join us on our Discord server for a round table discussion on February 3rd, 5pm Eastern Time (see it in your local time here).

At the end of the month, we'll round up our favourite thoughts and show them off here. If your answer is particularly thoughtful, entertaining, or inspiring, that could be you!

And if you've got an idea for next month's question? Now's the time to submit it!

Thank you for your contributions so far, and your contributions yet to come!