Nounself???

I dont get it either -_- Im probably alone in this, so if someone wants to explain itd be helpfull.

 

I've... never heard of this before. It sounds very faddish to me. People are experimenting with things or getting carried away, I'm not sure. It's probably mostly harmless from the sounds of things unless people take it too far. I honestly don't know, though. Sounds a bit strange to me too, tbh. I can't see people in the "real" world taking that too seriously though, so I don't see it going anywhere. Just from what I'm gathering here.

 

i would also like to know, i have heard of nounself but not defining it by plants/animals or stars

 

Personally I find it ridiculous and annoying.

At some point it just becomes looking for attention, especially on tumblr where being trans seems more like a passing fashion than an actual issue. I know I left tunblr after I read a post from a cis female who said "I wish I was born male so I could be a trans female." When you just want to be trans to fit in, it's going too far.

 

Moongender sounds like gender fluid but, a weird way of making yourself "special snowflake" about it.
Lithromantic, I'm not sure about. I mean, I suppose it's possible but it almost reminds me of either an insecurity or a commitment issue.

I think a lot of these pronouns are very "special snowflake." I couldn't have said it better myself, Chip.

I hate to say it but, in a lot of people (certainly not all), being Trans* is becoming a fad.

 

I find it kind of offensive to be honest, and I can't take them seriously. I don't understand how or why being trans became a fad, but it really bothers me. I worry that other people will see it and not take real trans people seriously anymore. I try to stay away from the LGBT scene on tumblr so I don't see much of that thankfully.

 

Basically it's because of the popularity of the social justice warriors. Being trans is basically the only way for a white straight person to suddenly go from the privileged position in society that comes with being white, cis and heterosexual. Instead they can be trans and homosexual to become more under privileged.

Basically, it's an excuse to say "check your privilege."

What's worse is that these people are extremely vocal and have a habit of making transgenders in general look bad. More than once on the internet have I been called "tumblr whore" by complete strangers when they found out I was trans.

 

If I heard somebody refer to themselves as "starself", I would most likely do one of two things: 1) Laugh hysterically. 2) Get extremely annoyed.

I'm all for respecting people's pronoun choices, but I think that's taking it a little too far.

 

It's Tumblr. What do you think?

 

I've never heared about this, but the first thing which comes to my mind is Wolfie Blackheart and the Therians. If you don't know about them, search it on YouTube or Google.

 

Personally, if I'd encounter somebody who insisted I use these pronouns I would simply walk away. It's just special snowflake syndrome and attention seeking and they make a joke out of a something that is very, very real for some people.

Why would you want to identify as a star anyway? Like is that your greatest desire? To be a huge ball of gas? It's actually a pretty easy goal to reach but includes the ingestion of a large amount of burritos.

 

It's actually really refreshing to see other like minded people on this issue. I go to school with a lot of "special snowflakes." It's annoying as hell.

 

Only on tumblr...

Reminds me of "other kin" for some reason

 

Honestly, it's why I went here when I felt it was time to reach out to some kind of support group. I had been around the tumblr kind of trans and I was more interested in finding a community of real people with real problems and with real experience and so I stumbled over EC.

Ironically this thread was made pretty much a day after I joined and helped confirm that I found what I was looking for.

 

I don't think otherkins really need to use those pronouns. They are used to indicate their gender and not species.

 

I agree that for the most part, people are bs'ing this sorta stuff. But I do know that there are genuine cases of this sorta thing, I read about someone who identified as a dog and wanted to be addressed as such. The people who are doing this for attention are despicable, yes, but how can we decipher who's being genuine? Is there a line drawn between the animate and inanimate identifications? How can I truly know someone does not feel like a star?

 

I've encountered this and a lot of people who do this identify as otherkin? Apparently it can be a coping method for various mental disorders and when people genuinely identify as non-human things.
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