There was a concentration of therians at the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona. A month ago we didn't know what this word meant, and now we all do. People who "feel" like animals, whether dogs, horses, or cats (the most common). That is, they usually feel like mammals or reptiles. Rarely insects. There are no therians fly or louse. The word is a neologism that, like all things to be legitimized and perpetuated, comes from Greek.Therianthropia comes from therion (animal) and anthropos (human).
Feeling like an animal is an exaggeration of identifying with an animal. "I'm an easel," we sometimes say, with complacency. "I'm like a cat," we also say. Children, when they are little, play at being animals, because the life of an animal has an idyllic component that stems from irresponsibility. The animal is cared for, emits simple and repetitive sounds to make itself understood, and inspires fear or love. The therians They remind me of those children who, as little kids, played "pretend," but with the adult component of sexuality.
The theriansBy tattooing mustache hairs and getting eye surgery, these are the children who have given up on growing up, who want to be looked at endlessly, and who have carried an immature yearning with them. Above all, of the therians I am surprised by the renunciation, of course, the most important one in human existence. One therian He lacks intellectual activity. He doesn't read, he lacks a sense of transcendence, he lacks political opinions.
The gathering ended up being very lackluster, with a man walking two dog apprentices and some people dressed as plush toys. There were fights between those who considered themselves "real" and some "infiltrators" looking to make fun. This seems to me the best, most realistic thing about this extreme costume party. If cats and dogs fight and mark their territory, they, logically, will too.
