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Angelo-Saxon Poetry Conventions in Beowulf

Angelo-Saxon Poetry Conventions in Beowulf Beowulf is the oldest of the epic poems coming written in English, and is steeped in the conventions of Angelo-Saxon poetry. This poem has been translated and studied by scholars for hundreds of years, as it gives insight into not only the storytelling...

Angelo-Saxon Poetry Conventions in Beowulf

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IRT; homosexual as a slur: I read your answers about why, and I understand your perspective, however I find myself disagreeing. Granted, being bisexual my insight may be a bit off, but seeing as "bisexual" also originated as a "disease" (and nowadays is commonly considered a symptom of BPD, which is unfair to both groups of people, of which there does tend to be an overlap), I feel I can speak with at least a similar background. As someone else pointed out, the etymology of homosexual is... cont

basically "homo" meaning same in Greek, and "sexual" meaning, well, sexual in English and Latin. Basically "same sex attracted" which is like... the most non-biased definition I can think of. I suppose my perspective is that while, yes, homosexual/ity was described as a disease in the past, we as a culture have moved past that connotation and have created new meaning, basically reclaiming the word, if you will. I mean, you yourself use queer and that was an even bigger slur.

This should be the last message. I am not trying to attack you or anything, I'm trying to have a civil discussion. I guess I'd like to hear more about why you feel homosexual is so negative. I've never run across this sentiment before. I'm not saying you're wrong, or don't have the right to feel this way, you aren't and you do, I'm just saying I disagree and why. Hopefully we can have a nice discussion about this. Feel free to reply privately if you want. Have a good night.

Hi! Thanks for messaging. First of all, I know I can come off a little abrupt when I’m writing. I also am not looking to attack you.

Oh, and again before I get into it, homosexual isn’t a slur! I never said it was. Queer is a slur - one I do (occasionally) use for myself, but it is still, actively right now, a slur. That’s a whole other can of worms though.

All right, to start, discussion on words describing marginalized identities should only involve people with those marginalized identities. In other words, people affected by the word homosexual - gay and lesbian people - ultimately get the final say in whether or not the word is offensive. Bisexual may have also originated in medicine, but most bi people still use it for themselves. I’m not bi (and I don’t have BPD), it’s not my place to really discuss it, but the difference is that bi people use bisexual for themselves while LG people don’t use homosexual for themselves.

I know the etymology of homosexual. It doesn’t make a difference to me. I had another person in my ask earlier telling me the same thing, as you noted. I don’t care where a word comes from. I care how it’s used. 

Homophobes use the word homosexual. People looking to “cure” LG people use the word homosexual. That makes me instinctively hate it. When people thought being LG was a disease, they called it homosexuality. Calling it that now feels like returning to that place. We as a culture haven’t moved on from that - being LGBTQ+ is still very much stigmatized and there are plenty of people looking to “cure” us. 

I don’t like being told to reclaim a word used to dehumanize people like me when there are identifiers (lesbian and gay) that we have chosen for ourselves. Why go back?

Good night!

[geeofficerkrupke]

angelo-saxon replied to your post:saintthecla replied to your post:have you listened...

I honestly thought the term simply meant a non-Jewish woman. Can you explain why it is considered a slur?

i can try, i guess.

basically, when jewish men use the term, it's generally in relation to the myth of the "shiksa goddess". that is, a women (generally white) who is the perfect wife/girlfriend, in contrast to the obnoxious/less attractive/naggy views they have of the jewish women around them. which is obviously playing off misogynist antisemitic stereotypes of jewish women, as well as stereotypes of the non-jewish ones. it also can be used (by terrible, awful people) to degrade female converts who for some reason they don't view as truly jewish. 

it basically does just mean a non-Jewish women, but it's not a very nice way to say it. and it's a word that is literally never appropriate for any guy to say, ever. (i don't really think jewish girls should say it either, but it's not okay for non-jewish girls to). 

[geeofficerkrupke]

angelo-saxon replied to your post:i don’t trust any guy who identifies himself as a...

I mean what about queer men? A lot of homophobia/biphobia stems from sexism and society at large’s view on women/femininity/gender/whatever. (internal conflict over feminism in general and queer men’s opinion on it/involvement in it)

i still don't think any man has a right to identify as a feminist, which is a women's movement. (though i don't really have an issue with nb people identifiying as feminist? it's a bit different there). 

that's because i've met quite a few men who were gay or bi and who were total misogynists. facing one form of oppression does not excuse a person from perpetuating another. same way that (imo) a straight person can't call themselves part of the queer community even if they're a huge ally or don't conform to societal gender expectations etc. 

[geeofficerkrupke]

angelo-saxon replied to your post:it’s not like i’m ever gonna be considered a good...

gree.” If you feel ANY attraction at ALL to people of more than one gender, then the bisexual community says that you are more than welcome to identify as bisexual.

i appreicate this, and like, i know all the definitions (and i will correct anybody who is misinterpreting them around me etc)

but that's on a theoretical level and for other people and maybe it's just me holding myself to different standards but i just don't like a lot of the terms for the dumbest fucking reasons or i dont feel like i fit in

[geeofficerkrupke]

angelo-saxon replied to your post “This freshman will not stop chatting me like i dont give a fuck sorry...”

You were a freshman like 5 seconds ago. Don't be getting sophomore syndrome now.

I don't even care if he was my grade i don't care about his video games, he's being annoying and chatting me like 10 times about random shit and i'm like I've never really talked to you IRL?...

also he called this really nice girl "creepy" to her face...

[geeofficerkrupke]

Hiaaa lovelies. Anywho once you have read this amazing ask message thingy you must write five random facts about yourself, after you're done you pass it on to ten of your favorite followers.. so yeah.. that's it. DO IT. (please don't unfollow me for demanding you to do it..) SO goodnight, or good morning, or you know afternoon i d k I ain't good with time zones and crap.

heyyy <3

i always do it but never pass it on so if you want to do this, consider yourself tagged!

im in love with instrumental pop music

I wish i was a competitive dancer

I have choronic back problems

I should be doing chemistry hw

I hate school

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My new name

I'm so excited for my new name! I'm finally going to be Angelo K Saxon.

A lot of people in the outernet have asked me how/why I chose that name. Well, that requires a little explanation. But I think I'd like to type it all out.

Where to start? I guess at the beginning. My mother had two names picked out for me. She knew I was going to be male. She had Angel and Antonio picked out. I don't know why she had Angel on the list, but Antonio was there because her friend's brother's name is Antonio.

She went, obviously, with Antonio. I've never had a connection with any part of my name. I've always hated the way it looks. I've hated my initials. I've hated the way people say my name. I hate that they ask me if I'm Mexican (there's nothing wrong with being Mexican, by the way, but I do NOT look at ALL Mexican so it's really annoying when people ask me because of my name). I hate the way EVERY person I meet says my name. I hate that people call me Anthony sometimes. I hate that they call me Tony. Only a few people have ever been able/allowed to call me Tony, and chances are you're not one of them.

I hate my middle name. Joseph. I'm not a Joseph. I'm not a Joe. It's not me. I've never liked the idea of middle names. I've always just wanted a letter. Just a single letter.

I'm less hateful of my last name. It's actually pleasing to the eye. But I hate that no one can pronounce it. It's not a hard name. Youness. You. Ness. Like the motherfucking Loch Ness Monster, is what I say. It's not Yow. It's You. As in you. You and the motherfucking Loch Ness Monster. It's not that hard. And it's not You. Nez. And it most CERTAINLY is not Yow Nez. I'm not French. I hate that it begins with a Y. That means I'm always last, or near last.

I've hated my name since I was 4. I'm pretty sure that tells you something.

Okay, let's get onto my new name. When I was 14, I started researching and trying on new names. I originally had the name Gabriel picked out. I've always loved that name. And Gabriel is my favorite angel. Gabriel Hunde. I was going through a major German kick, and I loved the way the name looked and sounded. It felt right. But I couldn't find a middle name/letter that fit with it.

I was looking through baby-naming books when I was 15. I came upon Angel and was like "yes, that's my name". I told my mom and she told me that she almost named me Angel. Something in me clicked. Angel. It was my name. She'd chosen the wrong name for me, and I knew it.

So I began working with Angel. I tried on different last names, and eventually decided upon my father's last name. Harrison. Angel Harrison. I liked it a lot. I was on this rebellion thing. Still am, but in a different way. But I like, really really really wanted to hurt my mother. Like, I'm renouncing your name and taking my father's name. I hate you that much that I'm going to change my entire name away from you.

There's another reason why I knew Angel was right for me. All my life, ever since I started drawing, I was drawing angels. Every person had angel wings sprouting off them. Sometimes a halo. My animals were all winged too. All celestial-like.

The inspiration for my last name, Saxon, was a dog that I'd frequently drawn. He was a winged dog, most of the time. All black with dark blue ear tips and a dark blue streak across his eyes. Right back paw and tail tip were white, and one red back paw. He was basically my favorite thing to draw/have drawn.

You know why Angel works for me? Because my life has been influenced by angels at every step. I've always felt something like an angel. Like, a legit angel. An evil one with a wicked soul, of course, but an angel nevertheless.

As I thought about it, however, I decided to masculinize it and make it a little more Italian. So I added an o to the name. And I still loved it. The K doesn't mean anything. It just sounds good and I like the way it looks. And they're not the worst initials. AKS.

Some other fun little hidden reasons behind my name. I'm Italian. Which is why I wanted it more Italian sounding. I'm also German. The Saxons are a group of Germanic peoples. I really like the homonymity Anglo-Saxon (even though I'm not English at all), simply because I think it's funny how something that is so meaningful to me and has almost no relationship to the term is so similar looking/sounding.

So there you are. My name. Inspired by Angels and my history. Encompassing who I am, who I should have been, and who I can be.