singletnormativity; proposal for a definition, and some examples
What is singletnormativity?
The concept currently has no formal, concrete definition, so let us propose one:
Singletnormativity is the assumption that everyone one interacts with is a singlet, ie is the sole occupant of their body. In other words, it is treating non-plurals and their experiences as the default and not accounting for anyone who falls outside that, consciously or not.
2. What are some examples of singletnormativity?
The assumption all systems possess (or should possess) a collective identity, a collective name, collective pronouns, collective labels, etc.
The assumption of a singular, unchanging presentation of identity in polls, surveys, questionnaires, etc.
An unwillingness to consider plural interpretations and analyses of media, dismissing them by deeming them "unworthy of exploration", accusing plural systems of "making everything about themselves", etc.
The assumption that plurality is always disordered, and thus must be diagnosed and treated so that the plural system can "return" to a state of singularity.
The belief that that state of singularity is inherently desirable to and good for all, making a lack of such a desire "unnatural".
A refusal to treat any headmates in a system outside of the one perceived as "the host" as people in their own right, dismissing any opinions and preferences they might express (or attributing them to "the host"), considering them to not be real, reducing them to imaginary friends and related concepts.
And more I haven't listed here.
