Umbrella Term / Term System: [x] Phenoview
[pt: A rectangular flag with five horizontal stripes. From top to bottom: Pastel violet, Light lavender, Center off-white stripe, bordered by a thin muted purple line on top and a thin muted coral line on the bottom, Pastel salmon, and lastly, Light coral red. Layered over the flag is a simplified butterfly-dragonfly hybrid symbol. The outline is a dark lime green while the inside of the wings is a mixture of lime mist and light cyan. The thorax is olive green. /end pt]
Phenoview is a suffix or modifier for identities where a specific form of attraction outwardly presents, looks like, or mirrors a different form of attraction.
Umbrella Term / Term System: [x] Phenocopic
[pt: A rectangular flag with five horizontal stripes. From top to bottom: deep violet-blue, muted cornflower blue, Center pale mint green stripe, bordered by a thin steel blue line on top and a thin deep crimson line on the bottom, muted raspberry pink, and lastly, burnt brick red. Layered over the flag is a simplified butterfly-dragonfly hybrid symbol with additional wings that has thorns on them. The outline is a very dark navy blue while the inside of the wings is a mixture of bright coral pink and pale lavender-pink. The thorax is magenta-maroon. The inside of the additional wings are a mixture of rose pink and light pastel pink while the thorns on them are dark muddy brown. /end pt]
Phenocopic is a suffix or modifier for identities where a specific form of attraction outwardly presents, looks like, or mirrors a different form of attraction; specifically as a way to cope with internal experiences (such as hypersexuality, high libido, neurodivergency, or trauma).
Aroacetact / Alternate Aroacetact Flag
[pt: On the left: A rectangular flag with five horizontal stripes. From top to bottom: golden amber, bright mustard yellow, Center muted slate blue stripe, in the middle of the larger stripe is a smaller stripe that is soft apricot orange and bordered by two smaller thin lines that are warm terracotta orange; the larger stripe is bordered by a thin olive goldline on top and a thin deep royal blue on the bottom, muted cornflower blue, and lastly, deep violet-blue. Layered over the flag is a simplified butterfly-dragonfly hybrid symbol with additional wings that has thorns on them. The outline is a very dark navy blue while the inside of the wings is a mixture of burnt orange and muted gold. The thorax is a line of three stripes: royal blue, pale ice blue, and deep violet-purple. The inside of the additional wings are a mixture of warm chestnut brown and muted ochre (or orange) while the thorns on them are dark muddy brown. On the right: A rectangular flag with five horizontal stripes. From top to bottom: golden amber, bright mustard yellow, Center muted slate blue stripe, in the middle of the larger stripe is a smaller stripe that is soft apricot orange and bordered by two smaller thin lines that are warm terracotta orange; the larger stripe is bordered by a thin olive gold line on top and a thin mossy olive green on the bottom, muted sage green, and lastly, deep royal purple. Layered over the flag is a simplified butterfly-dragonfly hybrid symbol with additional wings that has thorns on them. The outline is a very dark navy blue while the inside of the wings is a mixture of burnt orange and muted gold. The thorax is a line of three stripes: royal blue, pale ice blue, and deep violet-purple. The inside of the additional wings are a mixture of warm chestnut brown and muted ochre (or orange) while the thorns on them are dark muddy brown. /end pt]
Aroacetact (adj: Aroacetactic) is a phenocopic identity specifically made for aros, aces, and aroaces who are hypersexual or have high libido and experience a form of sensual attraction that may look similar to sexual attraction.
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Below is the etymology, format template, and flag & symbol meanings.
Pheno-: Derived from Greek roots relating to appearance, used here to describe how some attractions appear outwardly.
-view: Similary to the way pheno- is used, -view represents a general appearance, perspective, or surface-level presentation of someone's attraction that isn't necessarily caused by trauma or neurodivergency.
-copic: Derived from "coping" from coping mechanism. It represents internal experiences and how someone may cope with them, regardless of how that looks on the outside.
-tact: Short for tactile, representing physical sensation and touch. This isn't phenocopic exclusive, it's just used to emphasizes sensual attraction experienced in some phenocopic and phenoview terms.
These don't have to be *exact* but labels should follow a similar format to these.
[xyz]phenoview (or) [xyz/specific label] phenoview is an identity that's specifically made for [specific label(s)] and experience (a form of) [specific attraction(s)] that may look similar to [specific attractions]. Optionally or for examples; [Xyz]phenoviews (or) [xyz/specific label] phenoviews experience [specific attraction(s)] because of [explaination(s) or example(s)].
[xyz]copic (or) [xyz/specific label] phenocopic is an identity that's specifically made for [specific label(s)] who are [neurodivergent/trauma-related term/other disabilities] and experience (a form of) [specific attraction(s)] that may look similar to [specific attractions]. Optionally or for examples; [Xyz]phenocopics (or) [xyz/specific label] phenocopics experience [specific attraction(s)] because of [explaination(s) or example(s)].
[xyz]tact (adj: [xyz]tactic) is a phenocopic identity that's specifically made for [specific label(s)] who are [neurodivergent/trauma-related term/other disabilities] and experience (a form of) [specific attraction(s)] that may look similar to [specific attractions]. Optionally or for examples; [Xyz]tacts (or) [xyz]tactics experience [specific attraction(s)] because of [explaination(s) or example(s)].
[pt: The three images here from top to bottom are the phenoview, phenocopic, and aroacetact symbols. /end pt]
Symbol Meanings: The hybrid butterfly-dragonfly symbol is based off the viceroy butterfly due to its mimicry and how they look like monarchies from afar, and the green darter because it's a well-known dragonfly (and I&& like how it looks). The idea was to twist what was normal for both species and what people commonly know them as. Even more with the symbol representing how attraction or things may appear on the outside but look differently in the inside. The additional petals on the phenocopic and aroacetact symbols represent how coping mechanisms work as protection, whilst the thorns represent the "shield" that comes with harmful and helpful coping mechanisms. The additional petals and thorns also represent a protective rose (I&& like to think of the wings folding to represent this even more).