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"Mellows" as a term for non-whumpers

A few of us were workshopping the term "Mellows" as a term for non-whumpers. Any thoughts?

Examples....

"This panel discussion on fictional medical situations - how many people do you think are Whumpers and how many people do you think are Mellows?"

"This book my friend recommended is, uh, really whumpy. I thought my friend was a mellow, but maybe they're actually a whumper."

"This show looks mellow at first, except there's an undercurrent of emotional hurt/comfort. And then it ramps up the whump at the end."

"I kinda fluctuate between being mellow and being a whumper, ya know? I'll still make a note of a whumpy show, for later, when I wanting something whumpy again."

"Whumpers and Mellows can both agree that..."

Notes:

Thanks @whumpymirages for suggesting "mellows"!

"Whumper" and "Mellow" have interestingly similar "w" "m" sounds.

"Mellow" sounds pretty neutral when used in sentences.

(We were tossing around other names like "Mundanes" "Nonwhumps" "Painless" "Humdrums" "Whumpdrums" "Gentles" "Softies". "Mellows" was the one that was sticking a little more.)

.....Whumpers are actually some of the most mellow people I know, though.... "I add tags and content warnings so people can find/avoid my story and have a good reading experience " "I curate my online experience and avoid content I don't like"

This name suggestion is partly a response to "wuggles" being toted as synonym for "non-whumper". I mean I do get the immediate connection and connotation with "muggles". But, unfortunately, JKR is now using HP's popularity to actively push harmful transphobia. I wanted to propose alternate names to mitigate some of that, and because having to see HP references is not a good time for some trans folks and other folks.

#whump discourse #fandom #mellows #whump #the answer to the first quote is: 4 out of 5 people I'm guessing #The answer to the last quote: idk you tell me #that ham and pineapple on pizza is good actually? that tardigrades are too precious for their own good? that humans were made for caring?#I used to line up at midnight for hp books :( but there's lots of other british fantasy kidlit if that's the genre; ie diana wynne jones

We all know a fucker

#testme #itsyaboy #me #mellows