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[equalsys]

Welcome to Equalsys.

This blog is dedicated to syscourse. Specifically, Syscourse polls for both sides. Anyone on any side of the divide can interact.

The goal here is to produce tumblr polls so the community can get an (albeit flawed) understanding of community views. I have a popular syscourse blog already where my biases will remain.

Your job, as followers or askers, is to simply interact with these polls.

I will not be reblogging other posts or syscourse debates. If I do reblog something, it will be if someone is specifically asking for insight, and even then, this is not a debate blog.

Below the cut is more information, including BYF, info about myself, and anything else I feel is relevant.

Thank you for your time.

System Biases:

I am a traumagenic, adult bodied system.

I have multiple in-system relationships.

We have 4 non-human alters.

We have 2 “dark-skinned” alters.

We have 3 littles.

We have very good communication and control over switches.

We use alter based language and parts language both.

We are in therapy.

BYF:

I have been on both sides of the syscourse debate. Do not come to me with sourceless claims.

I will never support hate asks, harassment, death threats/sui bait, or fakeclaiming.

I do not support racism, transphobia, and other general DNI criteria.

I do not support pro-ship or anti-MOGAI.

I do not have a DNI, but asks containing the above will be deleted.

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I am curious about something.

To the Endogenic Community Only: Thoughts on the word Tulpa?

Tulpa is a good term and should continue to be used.

While Tulpa has an appropriative origin, it is now fine to use.

Tulpa is appropriative, but I’m not sure what alternative is better.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with Willo/Willow.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with Paro/Para.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with Thoughtform.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with multiple different labels.

My opinions on the word tulpa are too complex and need to be explained.

Results / Not Endogenic

Voting ended onSep 9, 2023

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Clarification: Thank you to the comments mentioning the difference between Para and Paro! I had seen numerous individuals using both and assumed they were somewhat different labels for the same umbrella of “created part.” They are not!

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I am curious about something.

To the Endogenic Community Only: Thoughts on the word Tulpa?

Tulpa is a good term and should continue to be used.

While Tulpa has an appropriative origin, it is now fine to use.

Tulpa is appropriative, but I’m not sure what alternative is better.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with Willo/Willow.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with Paro/Para.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with Thoughtform.

Tulpa is appropriative and should be replaced with multiple different labels.

My opinions on the word tulpa are too complex and need to be explained.

Results / Not Endogenic

Voting ended onSep 9, 2023

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For Pro-Endo Systems Only: Do you believe anti-endos are all miserable?

Yes; anti-endos are only miserable and hateful.

Mostly; the majority of anti-endos are only miserable and hateful.

Somewhat; many anti-endos are miserable and hateful, but not always.

Somewhat; a few vocal anti-endos are miserable and hateful.

No; anti-endos are not usually miserable and hateful.

No; anti-endos are never miserable and hateful.

My answer is more complex than these options.

Voting ended onMay 29, 2023

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For Anti-Endo Systems Only: Do you believe in Endogenic Plurality?

No; endogenic plurals do not exist.

No; endogenic plurals are all experiencing a mental disorder.

Maybe; I’m not sure if it exists or not.

Yes; endogenic plurals exist, but very differently from CDD systems.

Yes; endogenic plurals exist, some even similarly to CDD systems.

My answer is more complex than these options.

Voting ended onMay 29, 2023

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Should anti-endos be considered a hate group?

Yes. They fit the definition.

Yes. They fit aspects of the definition, enough that it should be considered.

Maybe. I’m still unsure on this.

No. They fit aspects of the definition, but not enough to be considered one.

No. They do not fit the definition.

Voting ended onMay 12, 2023

Many pro-endo systems have begun saying that anti-endos should be considered a hate group. I am curious syscoursers thoughts on this.

[syscourse101]

Terf: are terfs a hate group?

Terf followers: no

Terf: obviously terfs aren’t a hate group

Your data analysis is flawed <3<3

[equalsys]

Hello! My followers are neither terfs nor anti-endos, in majority.

This post was reblogged and boosted by the following groups:

Anti - 2 Pro - 1 Unaligned / Neutral - 2 (Both Endogenic Inclusive) Undisclosed - 5 (Primarily Endogenic, Seemingly Unaligned)

I also personally boosted this poll in the pro-endo servers I am in, as well as the mixed syscourse stance servers.

I will also say, this data set is absolutely flawed, due to the nature of tumblr syscourse and the way circulation occurs on tumblr. I was only trying to see thoughts from syscoursers on the topic.

Edit: I forgot to add: I try my best to not come to “conclusions” on this blog and leave it to my followers. My conclusion on this post was that the majority of responders say that anti-endo does not fit the definition of a hate group. This is the simple facts of the post; it does not suggest anything for the wider communities beyond what was suggested here. I am certain if you made this poll, the results would be different.

Thank you for your input!

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Should anti-endos be considered a hate group?

Yes. They fit the definition.

Yes. They fit aspects of the definition, enough that it should be considered.

Maybe. I’m still unsure on this.

No. They fit aspects of the definition, but not enough to be considered one.

No. They do not fit the definition.

Voting ended onMay 12, 2023

Many pro-endo systems have begun saying that anti-endos should be considered a hate group. I am curious syscoursers thoughts on this.

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Final Results:

57.5% of the responders say it doesn’t fit the definition, and anti-endos should not be considered a hate group. This is an overwhelming majority!

Thank you for your participation.

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I have received a DM that made me realize it would be helpful to provide more information on the reblogs of my “is the term endogenic harmful” poll. I thought I would clarify.

After glancing through, it appears the breakdown of reblogs are as follows:

Unaligned Reblogs: 4

Pro-Endo Reblogs: 3

Undisclosed Reblogs: 3

Anti-Endo Reblogs: 1

Based on individuals self reported labels.

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Should anti-endos be considered a hate group?

Yes. They fit the definition.

Yes. They fit aspects of the definition, enough that it should be considered.

Maybe. I’m still unsure on this.

No. They fit aspects of the definition, but not enough to be considered one.

No. They do not fit the definition.

Voting ended onMay 12, 2023

Many pro-endo systems have begun saying that anti-endos should be considered a hate group. I am curious syscoursers thoughts on this.

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Did you actually watch the McLean Hospital video?

Yes; I watched the full video itself.

Yes; I watched parts of the video.

Yes; I watched someone else’s commentary over the full video.

Yes; I watched someone else’s commentary over parts of the video.

Sort of; I’ve seen some clips of the video or of commentary of the video.

No; I’ve only heard it spoken about.

No; I don’t even know what the McLean Hospital video is.

Voting ended onMay 2, 2023

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The final results are in. Out of 231 votes, 39% of responders didn’t even know what the video was. Then, 34.2% of responders revealed they have only heard it spoken about.

This shows that, within the responders circles, around 70% (around 160 responders) have not watched the McLean video, either in parts or in full.

This would appear to indicate that, if individuals are speaking about the McLean video, it’s possible they have not watched the video themselves. Please keep an eye out for potential misinformation or misunderstandings from those who discuss the video.

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Did you actually watch the McLean Hospital video?

Yes; I watched the full video itself.

Yes; I watched parts of the video.

Yes; I watched someone else’s commentary over the full video.

Yes; I watched someone else’s commentary over parts of the video.

Sort of; I’ve seen some clips of the video or of commentary of the video.

No; I’ve only heard it spoken about.

No; I don’t even know what the McLean Hospital video is.

Voting ended onMay 2, 2023

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What is the McLean hospital video?? Who is McLean???

[equalsys]

The McLean Hospital video was a video posted by the McLean Hospital for Grand Rounds. This video was discussing Imitative DID, and how systems who virally display themselves on TikTok and similar mediums do not appear to reflect the patients who come to the hospital for treatment. While the video does share good and valuable information, it also does so while discussing how certain individual behaviors of presented systems (including showing videos from public TikTok accounts, uncensored) are ‘not representative’ of DID. This has led to many individuals feeling invalidated and fakeclaimed, and the systems who were in the McLean video being harassed.

There is a lot of controversy around the video, particularly due to the public nature of it and the fakeclaiming, while also how they have displayed valuable progress in discussions about DID and social media.

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Did you actually watch the McLean Hospital video?

Yes; I watched the full video itself.

Yes; I watched parts of the video.

Yes; I watched someone else’s commentary over the full video.

Yes; I watched someone else’s commentary over parts of the video.

Sort of; I’ve seen some clips of the video or of commentary of the video.

No; I’ve only heard it spoken about.

No; I don’t even know what the McLean Hospital video is.

Voting ended onMay 2, 2023

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Is the term "Endogenic" harmful?

Yes, always.

No, never.

Not as it is used currently, but it has been harmful in the past.

Sometimes as it is used currently, and it has been harmful in the past.

Voting ended onApr 24, 2023

Context: There are numerous claims about the term Endogenic having been used in the past (particularly by Freud) to suggest that DID systems were simply faking their trauma, or that their trauma was caused by a therapist (part of Freud's Iatrogenic theory). If you've been in syscourse tags anytime this past week, you've seen the sources presented by @sysmedsaresexist and refuted by SophieinWonderland (whom I would tag, but for my mental health, I do have her blocked on this blog. She is one of the only blogs I have blocked on this side-blog.)

She requested individuals make their own, less biased form of the poll she presented, as she is a pro-endo who is blocked by the majority of anti-endos, and her poll will be heavily biased toward endogenic systems. As I am a syscourse poll making blog, and I've been wanting to try to get back to this, I figured this would be an opportune time to rejoin.

Please reblog for further spread!

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The final results are in; 36% of the 246 respondents of the poll found the term “endogenic” to be currently harmful, and harmful how it has been used in the past.

Interesting results. Thank you for your participation!

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Is the term "Endogenic" harmful?

Yes, always.

No, never.

Not as it is used currently, but it has been harmful in the past.

Sometimes as it is used currently, and it has been harmful in the past.

Voting ended onApr 24, 2023

Context: There are numerous claims about the term Endogenic having been used in the past (particularly by Freud) to suggest that DID systems were simply faking their trauma, or that their trauma was caused by a therapist (part of Freud's Iatrogenic theory). If you've been in syscourse tags anytime this past week, you've seen the sources presented by @sysmedsaresexist and refuted by SophieinWonderland (whom I would tag, but for my mental health, I do have her blocked on this blog. She is one of the only blogs I have blocked on this side-blog.)

She requested individuals make their own, less biased form of the poll she presented, as she is a pro-endo who is blocked by the majority of anti-endos, and her poll will be heavily biased toward endogenic systems. As I am a syscourse poll making blog, and I've been wanting to try to get back to this, I figured this would be an opportune time to rejoin.

Please reblog for further spread!

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Would you like to see this blog revived using Tumblr Polls as well as Google Forms?

Yes! Welcome back!

No! Stay gone!

Secret third option (I just am too curious to not click a button)

Voting ended onFeb 14, 2023

[night-wyld-system]

We have created a survey for individuals in the plural and system communities. Any system of any origin is welcome to and encouraged to take this survey. We are especially looking forward to hearing about endogenic experiences! We are a traumagenic (likely) DID system and wish to know more about others. This is not being done to judge anyone, no matter the syscourse stances, no matter origins, or how they self identify.

Plurality, System, & DID/OSDD-1 Experiences

This form is being created and used in order to catalogue a series of differing experiences from a variety of systems within both the plural

About/Information

This survey is being done so that we will be able to possibly make better posts going forward around the experiences others have gone through. We will also at the end be closing this survey and making a document going over and compiling our findings. We will also make that information available.

Survey Closes March 1st, 2023.

Sections

The following is just a brief overview of the sections that this contains so you can decide whether or not you are willing to take this survey.

Origins Syscourse Opinions (Optional) Life Experiences System Experiences Consent to release information

[equalsys]

[I wanted to apologize for the long wait! I do intend to come back to this blog, preferably with frequent surveys. However, we've been dealing with incredible hardship in our life, so thank you all for your patience. My goal in the future will be once a month surveys or so, with a review of the results coming at the end of the month. We'll see how realistic that plan is.

Thank you again!]