#hermaphrodite

[escuerzoresucitado]

[wodeworm]

Khezu

[as-the-sun-art]

Hermaphroditus because I just cannot not paint him. He’s one of my favorite designs to draw.

[srednod]

François-Joseph Navez The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphrodite 1829

[xanaxfarts]

Takako Yamamoto: Fermentation of a Hermaphrodite (2008)

[thisis-intersexism]

Question from a perisex person- the Greek god whose name created the H slur; if someone who isn't intersex is referring to him, is saying his more widely-known (the one the slur came from) name acceptable or should we do alternatives, like censoring letters or using his alternate name (Atlantius?) He comes up a lot in discussions about the H slur, obviously, but since his name and the slur are literally only one syllable of difference it feels wrong to say. So, in discussions about him and what his myth contributes to the damage that word has caused, is there a preference on which name perisex people use for him?

It depends on the person, but as a Hellenist, I personally don't care what name you use for Him since it's His name, yk. I personally honor Him by his original name(s), but if you or other practitioner feel more comfortable calling Him Atlantius, that's cool too!!

Generally when talking about or venerating Him with others, it's best to listen to them when they ask you to call Him Atlantius if they are uncomfortable, but as far as personal practice goes, I personally don't care either way!

What do other intersex Hellenists think about this?

[velvetmasonry]

Sleeping Hermaphroditus (The Borghese Hermaphrodite) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1620

[intersexcat-tboy]

I'm (intersex cis guy) asking this out of genuine curiosity, not out of malice:

Can a perisex trans woman reclaim hermaphrodite?

A close friend of mine, a trans woman, has been using it to refer to herself and I genuinely don't know if my personal discomfort about it holds any weight when it's, ultimately, none of my business how she describes herself. That discomfort is obviously "that doesn't apply to you" but that begs the question of: doesn't it?

So I wanted to get further opinions on it, because unfortunately I'm the only intersex person in my friend group.

Honestly? No. It is very similar to an allistic person saying they have Asperger's. The words have a lot of medical violence behind them, some people are still literally diagnosed with them, and only recently has the language branched away from its violent roots