SLASHERVAL: a neogender umbrella term that can be used as a gender in itself, an identity system, or in connection with other genders. it connects to classic 80s slasher movies and enjoyment of them, fake gore, knives and machetes, and horror dvds
under the cut will include common experiences and terminology
slasherval genders and individuals may or may not have/experience:
- connection and/or enjoyment of the horror genre particularly the slasher genre and slasher movies from the 70s, 80s and 90s
- connection to slasher killers themselves, particularly masked, and the concept of final girls and final boys
- may connect to gore, but mainly fake gore, blood and over the top practical effects
- connection to knives, saws and machetes
- connection to camcorders, videotapes, cameras and grainy footage in the context of horror movies
- connection to horror movie tropes and stereotypes and “bad” horror movies
- connection to phones (particularly rotary phones), people speaking on phones, and their connection to the horror genre
- connection to metalcore and possibly ice nine kills and the ‘cringer’ side of being a horror fan, collecting bad merch and horror dvds
SLASHERVAL TERMINOLOGY
SLAIN/SLAINgender - slasherval-in-nature (gender)
slasherine (shortens to slash) - masculine/feminine equivalent
slasherinity - masculinity/femininity equivalent
translasherine/translash - transitioning to a slasherval identity (as opposed/as well as a masc/fem etc one)
deadmeat - slasherval man/woman equivalent
potential suffixes/prefixes for SLAINgenders: slashic, slashvic, slash, slarval, slaval, slainic
ATTRACTION TERMS
myersic / SLS - slasherval loving slasherval
screamfest or ghostduo - slasherval/myersic relationship (to reflect stu/billy as a slasher duo in scream. screamfest is used more often as a general term/for polyam and ghostduo refers specifically to two people)
bneslashic: a slaingender related to the song bne by 1 800 - pain, this gender may feel overwhelmingly loud, a source of adrenaline, poised with dubious intentions, and may be related to stalking, breaking and entering, and the phrase "i'mma tell you what a bird told me." :3
etymology: bne (song name) + slashic (affix for slasherval genders)
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