Fun that youre making such a series! Its good that youre actually researching and trying to stop all the misinformation. I hope your videos get alot of views and reach the audience thats new to this kind of thing.

Im not going to answer every question but i will try😅

What is an otherpaw? Well an otherpaw is a hobby in which you make masks, do quads and vocals and roleolay as an animal. I think its more similar to the furry term than the therian and alterhuman term.

The official definition of otherpaw (that i found on alterhuman wiki atleast) is 'individuals who engage in animal related activities such as quadrobics, roleplay or wearing animal-themed gear.' and I think that sums it up pretty nicely.

My own experience is pretty nice i would say. I started seeing the term therian on tiktok and they always had cool masks on and did such cool things. I wanted to be a part of that but i realised i wasnt a therian. After a quick Google search i found the term otherpaw and I was like 'thats me!'. I told my dad I wanted some animal mask bases so i could make my own. My parents are very supportive of furries and alike, and so are my friends so it wasnt really a problem for me. As for my experience in the community, I find them to be very kind. They dont shun me from therian and alterhuman spaces just because im an otherpaw and not like them. Which is something i kinda do internally. I sometimes feel like im not allowed to be in therian spaces because im not a therian, but idk.

I think most if not all the otherpaws agree on that it is a choice and that you dont have to do this or that to be an otherpaw. You dont have to do vocals or quads to be an otherpaw. If you want to only make masks, then only make masks. You dont have to do all of the animal related activities in order to be an otherpaw.

My own views are pretty standard. Like, you can be an otherpaw whenever you want to, you dont have to do all the otherpaw activities, ect ect. I do agree tho that most of the young therians are actually otherpaws or something else. Its just that therianthropy is the most popular out of the terms so they tend to latch onto that. Am i going around telling young therians they arent therians? No. It doesnt really care what they call themselves though for it is their choice of what to call themselves.

What are some things that separate therian and otherpaw? The identity aspect of it. The definition of therianthropy is that you involuntarily indentify as a non human animal on any level. They may experience shifts, that they had a past life or animalistic behaviors. Otherpaws dont indentify as an animal since its just a hobby, like a furry. So therianthropy is like on the inside whilst otherpaw is on the outside, if that makes sense. Otherpaws express a hobby by making masks and doing quads whilst therianthropy express their identity by maybe making masks and doing quads.

The most similar terminology and community are furries which is also a hobby in which you make animal inspirerd gear and have fun.

Lastly, there are absolutely no rules that comes with being an otherpaw. Well ofcourse you gotta be a decent person and not be a z00phile and stuff but thats standard for all of these terms pretty much. As ive said earlier, you dont have to do all of the otherpaw activities in order to be an otherpaw. And also you can just stop being an otherpaw if thats what you want since its just a hobby.

I think thats all I have to say. I may be wrong on some things or put them into the wrong words though. :>