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===Fae=== | ===Fae=== | ||
'''fae, faer, faer, faers, faerself'''. A fairy (faery, faerie, fey or Fair Folk) themed set created no later than 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/643657043304153088/on-faefaer-pronouns-and-cultural-appropriation|title=On fae/faer pronouns and cultural appropriation|date=2021-02-20|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Gender Census Tumblr}}</ref> The set ''fae/vaer/vaers/vaerself'' was also created by Ciel (Tumblr user shadaras) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 October 2013|title=So I might possibly have spent today on and off prodding pronouns...|url=https://shadaras.tumblr.com/post/62865192916}}</ref> This is the most commonly used [[nounself pronouns|nounself pronoun]] set. A similar fairy-themed set is '''fey, fey, feys, feys, feyself''', which was recorded in 2014,<ref name="askanonbinary general">[http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general Ask A Nonbinary's list of unthemed pronouns], captured March 2016</ref> of unknown origin. <!-- Additionally, as coined by Esrabane in 2019 (discord user esrabane#6026) '''fey, feyr, feyrself'''. Further evidence shows use of fey, feyr, feyrself in 2018 by Kallifrey (discord user 物の哀れ#1760). --><!-- Commented out because we don't have the {{cite}} template here apparently, and these assertions need citations! --Cassolotl, 2021-02-20 --> | [[File:Fae-faer graph.png|300px|thumb|right|Graph illustrating views on whether fae/faer pronouns are okay for cultural outsiders to use.<ref name="fae appropriation debunking"></ref>]]'''fae, faer, faer, faers, faerself'''. A fairy (faery, faerie, fey or Fair Folk) themed set created no later than 2013.<ref name="fae appropriation debunking">{{Cite web|url=https://gendercensus.tumblr.com/post/643657043304153088/on-faefaer-pronouns-and-cultural-appropriation|title=On fae/faer pronouns and cultural appropriation|date=2021-02-20|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Gender Census Tumblr}}</ref> The set ''fae/vaer/vaers/vaerself'' was also created by Ciel (Tumblr user shadaras) in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 October 2013|title=So I might possibly have spent today on and off prodding pronouns...|url=https://shadaras.tumblr.com/post/62865192916}}</ref> This is the most commonly used [[nounself pronouns|nounself pronoun]] set. A similar fairy-themed set is '''fey, fey, feys, feys, feyself''', which was recorded in 2014,<ref name="askanonbinary general">[http://askanonbinary.tumblr.com/general Ask A Nonbinary's list of unthemed pronouns], captured March 2016</ref> of unknown origin. <!-- Additionally, as coined by Esrabane in 2019 (discord user esrabane#6026) '''fey, feyr, feyrself'''. Further evidence shows use of fey, feyr, feyrself in 2018 by Kallifrey (discord user 物の哀れ#1760). --><!-- Commented out because we don't have the {{cite}} template here apparently, and these assertions need citations! --Cassolotl, 2021-02-20 --> | ||
'''Controversy:''' | |||
* In 2020 a couple of TikToks claiming that ''fae/faer'' pronouns are cultural appropriation went viral. Since then, it's not uncommon for people to repeat this claim in defence of either pagans, Celtic cultures and their descendents, or both. However, this claim seems groundless, as Celtic cultures do not generally call fairies "Fae" (it's a French word), and Paganism is too broad and faith-inclusive for any such practice to be considered appropriative. In Twitter polls, only a minority of about 13% from each culture felt that use of these pronouns by outsiders was bad, compared to over 40% from each culture feeling positively.<ref name="fae appropriation debunking"></ref> | |||
'''Usage:''' | '''Usage:''' | ||