So apparently my niece has told my brother she's a therian (the identity of an animal), & he thinks she's been indoctrinated by an "ideology".
I guess I should ask him what the ideology is, but I'm not sure I want to know.
I don't think it's surprising that my neurodivergent niece whose life experience is extremely different from her friends would feel somewhat alien to other people & want to express that, which is what I told him.