The Tellers

Introducing a survey on Species-Based Misgendering, hosted by Duranos of The River System.

     Species-Based Misgendering: the assumption of one's gender and/or pronouns based on the expectations of one's species, stemming from biases, when the expected gender does not match the individual's gender.       Gendered Expectation: the expectation set for a species' gender, whether this bias comes from a cultural or folkoric background, establishment in a media, a linguistic framework, etc.

The survey is open both to the identities underneath the alterhuman umbrella, as well as nonhuman/human+ folks within plural conglomerates. While this survey is primarily looking for responses from those who have been misgendered based on their species, those who have not experienced species-based misgendering are welcome to complete the survey as well. Interpretation of what counts as species-based misgendering is open to interpretation by each individual, and there are long-form fillable responses throughout the survey to accommodate this.

This theme combines both nautical, marine, etc themes and the horror genre. Feel free to skip any prompts/days, do them at your own pace, etc! Use all or one of the prompts in your creation process. :)

Most of these prompts are loosely based on nautical horror films or their themes, which is where the horror combination to the primary marine theme comes in. You do not need to make the things horror themed.

Please tag this blog to the event entry posts and use the tags

- #ayearofmogaievent

- #m06.y26.nauticalhorror

Could we request a promo? (Non force, not an expectation for participation either!) @radiomogai @daybreakthing

1.6. passenger ship | lost/dead crew

2.6. plane wreck | island | survival

3.6. time loop | shipwreck

4.6. (modern) pirates | cruise ship | sea monster

5.6. navy personnel | underwater cavern | pre-historic creature

6.6. deep-sea miner | leviathan | human-made

7.6. sharks | isolation | cure

8.6. research crew | discovery | space shuttle

9.6. crashed spaceship | coral reef

10.6. submarine | sunken ship | supernatural occurrence

11.6. yacht | storm | rescue team

12.6. aggravated sea creature | tropical storm | oil rig

13.6. cave diving | claustrophobia | exploration

14.6. incomprehensible | outer space | blood ocean

15.6. unknown depths | jellyfish

17.6. aquatic zombies | tourists | commercial vessel

18.6. infrasound anxiety or binaural audio | empty sea | psychological torment

19.6. dual-timeline | ghost ships | Queen Mary (the ship.)

20.6. air pocket | sunken ship | survivors

21.6. danger | unsuspecting couple | brought on the yacht/""saved"" enemy

22.6. ghost ship | templar knights | haunting

23.6. great white shark | capsized ship | swim for your life

24.6. megalodon | Mariana trench | scientists

25.6. underwater | copper hat equipment | sea monster

26.6. unknown civilization | closed off island | analog horror

27.6. nautical visuals

28.6. Free day!

MOGAI ABCs!

[PT: MOGAI ABCs!]

[ID: a transparent lineup of 9 teddy bears each holding a stuffed letter, spelling out "MOGAI ABCs" /end ID]

this is a dual coining and experiences event! anyone can participate in both or either :] you also can skip prompts, do them out of order, whatever! tag your posts with #MOGAI ABCs

this event will take place throughout june, each day (except the last few) representing a different letter of the english alphabet!

june 1st is A, june 2nd is B, and so on and so forth. for the remaining few days after june 26th (Z), the prompts are: numbers, visuals, sounds, and free day!

the coining prompts are simple and loose -- coin something that starts with the day's letter, combine two terms that start with the same letter, make a gift for someone whose name starts with the letter, the possibilities are endless!

the same looseness applies to the experience prompts too! for example, you can go more in depth with your own labels that start with that letter, or make an entirely different, personalized list!

that being said, here are some prompts i came up with :)

Alterhumanity - are you alterhuman? how does this affect your life and identity?

Body - what's your relationship to your body? how does it affect how you identify?

Culture - how does your culture influence your identity, if at all?

Disconnect - are you disconnected with any particular aspect of your identity?

Expression - how do you express your identity? what's your ideal expression/presentation?

Family, Friends - what's your relationship with the concepts of friendship and family? are you out to your family and friends, if you have them?

Gender - what's your experience with gender? how do you understand it?

Hoard - are you a hoarder? how does this affect your MOGAI identity? if you collect terms, how do you organize them?

Intersex - are you intersex or questioning? how has it affected your identity?

Joy - how do you find joy in your identity? what does it look and feel like to you?

Knowledge - is there something you wish was more widely known? share a fun fact about MOGAI or your identity!

Love - do you experience love? in what ways? what's your relationship to love as a concept?

Modality - what's your relationship to gender modality -- trans, cis, iso, amodal, etc?

Neurodivergence - are you neurodivergent? how does your neurodivergence or mental health affect your identity?

Orientation - talk about your orientation/attraction! what is it? does it feel or work a certain way?

Plurality - are you plural? what ways does plurality affect your identity?

Queerness - do you consider yourself queer? what does queerness mean to you?

Relationships - how do you approach relationships, romantic or otherwise? what does an ideal relationship look like to you?

Structure - how do you conceptualize your identity as a whole? how is it structured or divided, if at all?

Terminology - what terminology do you use to describe yourself, and/or what others refer to you as? is it typical of your gender? does it vary by what setting you're in?

Unity - what are your feelings toward the MOGAI community? do you consider yourself part of it?

View - how do your views (on the world, on society, etc.) affect your identity, especially your MOGAI identity?

When? - are there any important dates when it comes to your identity? when did you discover the MOGAI and/or queer communities, or that you were MOGAI/queer?

Xenogender - are you xenogender? what are your thoughts on the label?

Y (Why)? - why are you part of this community?

Zero - are you on any sort of a-spectrum? are there aspects of identity you lack?

Numbers - do you quantify your identity at all? are there any numbers that are special to you in this way?

Visuals - are there any parts of you that can be described with visuals -- such as pictures, art, colors, or symbols?

Sounds - how about audio? is there any music you associate with your identity?

Free Day!

thank you to @phloxamor for making the graphics!!

[ ✦ ] PERPETUAL RECOVERY CYCLE FLAG

To be clear, I intend this to be used by those with disorders that disrupt impulsivity & mood control; things like BPD, schizospec disorders, ADHD, the list goes on.

The "perpetual recovery cycle" is characterised by dealing with/indulging in one's negative mental health symptoms and either feeling regret, remorse, or a general sense of "I should not have done that", followed by a temporary "recovery" stage before the cycle repeats.

This isn't a pride flag, avoid tagging it as such.

Vexillology notes

I chose ouroboros for two reasons, the first being that it symbolises the cycle of rebirth¹, and the second being that it's commonly seen as a snake; a relatively harmless animal with the occasional extremely dangerous breed.²

The background is due to green being the colour of mental health awareness³, with the yellow being the colour of daffodils while red & blue compliment the pair, the latter also serving as a calm colour.⁴

Ouroboros | Daffodil

Tagging: @radiomogai @rwuffles @goregender

Reference list

Wikipedia. "Ouroboros, Name and interpretation"

National Geographic. "Snakes"

Wikipedia. "Green ribbon, mental health"

Ethereafatgender : a gender connected to being ethereal and fat, or being ethereal in a uniquely fat way.

Chubbything : a gender connected to being chubby and a thing, being a thing that's chubby.

Fat4chubby : an x4x term for fat/chubby folks who prefer to, or exclusively date chubby/fat folks.

Macaroon : a term for fat/chubby folks who present in a dainty, cutesy and overall sweet and delicate manner.

Stickerbook : a term for fat/chubby folks who present in a cluttered, artistic, and creative manner.

a flag for those that are conscientious of racial injustice, prejudice, and the plight of racial minorities, especially Black folk.

— inspired in part by @vampitsm 's genderater flag.

“woke” flags have absolutely been done before, but thingie wanted to make one that specifically refers to what woke ACTUALLY means.

this flag is for everyone because everyone should be aware of and working against racism and discrimination.

— taglist @radiomogai @fleurvoidteacollective @narcpolar @snugmutt (ask to be added/removed.)

this flag is for everyone because everyone should be aware of and working against racism and discrimination.

VESIDENTITY: ves- or vesidentity is an agender/genderless spectrum term system for when there is x in place of where your gender would be or in the absence of your gender. this can be applied to labels, objects, concepts, feelings, themes, etc.

this can also be applied for things that would typically be considered genders but are nongendered in this context of taking up the space where you lack a gender. e.g vesgirl, vesautigender, vestransmasc etc

note: not to be confused with vesil! ves ≠ vesi and is only used as a prefix

TAGGING: @radiomogai @io-archival @inknoidd @comicbookluv3r @thelordflayer @missilia-mogai @pupgendered @byte-bank @bloomgender @respirgender @sangrenfreude

pt: astronomical avpd. end pt.

a term for one who either suspects, has traits of, or otherwise cannot be 100% sure one has avpd, but still find it important enough to mention as one relates to avpd experiences and needs to note how one interacts with others!

taglist – @radiomogai @omiag-esp @honey-makes-mogai @spectrral @rroard @sparklingaaria @jinxedecora, heavily inspired by midnight npd and based off of this avpd flag.

flag ids in alt text & under cut.

Fat/Chubbycora: -cora subterms for those who’s identity is fat/chubby at its core. It will always be fat/chubby, should always be perceived as fatness/chubbiness, and cannot exist without fat/chubby.

{pt: egonicity. end pt.}

— DEFINITION : a term in the same vein as otherkin, otherlink, constelic, etc. for when one does not want to define the nature of their connection with something (if that be a character, animal, concept, object, and so on). this could be for any reason, such as being unsure of your connection with something, the connection fluctuating or changing, the connection being multiple things at once, simply not wanting to define or reveal it, or whatever reason fits the user. “connections” in this context can include anything such as kins, links, stels, consthetes, (vari)forms, voluntary, involuntary, identifying with or as something, or just relating to something but not identifying as it, etc.

{pt: definition - a term in the same vein as otherkin, otherlink, constelic, etc. for when one does not want to define the nature of their connection with something (if that be a character, animal, concept, object, and so on). this could be for any reason, such as being unsure of your connection with something, the connection fluctuating or changing, the connection being multiple things at once, simply not wanting to define or reveal it, or whatever reason fits the user. “connections” in this context can include anything such as kins, links, stels, consthetes, (vari)forms, voluntary, involuntary, identifying with or as something, or just relating to something but not identifying as it, etc.}

✧ TERMINOLOGY

{pt: terminology. end pt.}

Ego in place of kin/stel/link/etc. (“I have a cat ego” or “I am cat ego”). You can also say “I experience egonicity with cats” for the same meaning.

More to be added.

✧ INSPIRATIONS & ADJACENT TERMS

{pt: inspirations and adjacent terms. end pt}

Otherkin

Otherlink

Constelic

Consthete

Variform

✧ FLAG TEMPLATE LAYERS

{pt: flag template layers}

— IMPORTANT ✶ please look at our to-do list before coining egonicity terms. if you would like to make a different version of a flag after it’s released, that is fine, but please wait till after it comes out. moreover, please tag us in any egonicity terms you create!

{pt: important - please look at our to-do list before coining egonicity terms. if you would like to make a different version of a flag after it’s released, that is fine, but please wait till after it comes out. moreover, please tag us in any egonicity terms you create! end pt.}

✧ TAGGING

{pt: tagging. end pt.}

It shouldn't take too much of your time or energy, all questions being multiple choice (with options to write in answers, of course!).

If your gender is not fluid or you're just equally curious to see the results, please reblog this post to reach a wider audience! Feel free to leave a comment if you'd like to be tagged when the results are posted :)