thathopeyetlives: cularube:witchesversuspatriarchy:appellomancers are based… and this perfe
thathopeyetlives: cularube:witchesversuspatriarchy:appellomancers are based … and this perfectly encapsulates why many people find the social demands of contemporary trans rights to be kind of extreme even if they accept that they are with the best of intentions. A spell that can control how everyone uses language about some subject, indefinitely and even if they haven’t met them, and which retroactively modifies records… That is the kind of thing that would cost the price of nations, not freaking 20 gp. That’s 1. A very alarming power and 2. Has the same energy as “some guy has Excalibur and thinks it’s just a particularly sharp blade integrated into his paper cutter”. A week later, an anarchist cell all changed their names to “I”, graffitied or carved a single swift stroke in as many places as they could, then changed their names to the text of their political manifesto.Two weeks later, advertisers and political campaigns were cutting deals with C-list celebrities to change their names to five-minute speeches.Three weeks later, the practice of appellomancy carried the death penalty in every civilized nation. -- source link
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