Comments on Becky's T-Blog: On muggles

Fiona saidHow about greys

2007-11-21T19:02:00.000Z

Fiona said

How about greys

Mundanes is a Xanth reference, from the series wri...

2007-07-19T12:22:00.000+01:00

Mundanes is a Xanth reference, from the series written by Piers Anthony.

Lynn - Its WoD. A related term is "consor" or "kin...

2007-07-14T19:21:00.000+01:00

Lynn - Its WoD. A related term is "consor" or "kinfolk" someone who isn't a *whatever* but understands the issue and is part of the *whatever* community

NH - I said we were *elitist* not elite :)

Can we call them 'Men'?

2007-07-14T01:14:00.000+01:00

Can we call them 'Men'?

errrrr, did I start this?? not that I get out much...

2007-07-13T22:04:00.000+01:00

errrrr, did I start this?? not that I get out much but I started using this before I heard anyone else use it.

I like it, it's comfortable and friendly and I don't see it as insulting at all, we're blokes in frocks, not something generally acknowledged to give you a whopping great superiority complex

Role players are an elite?????

2007-07-13T14:15:00.000+01:00

Role players are an elite?????

Call us what you like. Seriously, muggle, non-tran...

2007-07-13T08:59:00.000+01:00

Call us what you like. Seriously, muggle, non-trannie, whatevah (!).

Part of me is intrigued whenever this kind of thing comes up, and I think I understand the rationale behind it (but it can be hard being a middle of the road joe average sometimes, and as such I haven't gone through any of these processes other than in my head).

Sticks and stones and all that, innit?

> mundanes.Is that a Shadowrun or WoD reference?I ...

2007-07-12T20:55:00.000+01:00

> mundanes.

Is that a Shadowrun or WoD reference?

I tend to use 'Joe Public' or 'you normal folk' most of the time. Course, what's normal nowadays? :)

I concur, and would like to add a lot of other wor...

2007-07-12T20:09:00.000+01:00

I concur, and would like to add a lot of other words to that list

In retrospect I get it, Penny. :D

2007-07-12T18:22:00.000+01:00

In retrospect I get it, Penny. :D

"What's wrong with "non-trannies"? :-)"Damn, I was...

2007-07-12T17:20:00.000+01:00

"What's wrong with "non-trannies"? :-)"

Damn, I wasn't obvious enough, this humour thing is very complicated :-(

Having been part of other secret elitist communiti...

2007-07-12T16:57:00.000+01:00

Having been part of other secret elitist communities (roleplayers, anime fans, classical music buffs etc) I like the term "mundanes".

OK, its slightly derogatory depending on inflection, but its main meaning is 'those people not aware of the magical beings who live right under their noses'.

"NONIES"

2007-07-12T12:52:00.000+01:00

"NONIES"

What's wrong with "non-trannies"? :-)Or invent a n...

2007-07-12T11:49:00.000+01:00

What's wrong with "non-trannies"? :-)

Or invent a new word, I'm not saying there shouldn't necessarily be a word, I just think "muggles" is horrible and insulting.

This is political correctness gone mad, why oh why...

2007-07-12T11:04:00.000+01:00

This is political correctness gone mad, why oh why... (complete this yourself using any old copy of the Daily Mail).

But Becky, if we don't call them muggles, what else can we call non-trannies? We need something that describes what they are in relation to trannies for when we are talking about being amongst them, something that pertains to our transgender yet negates it. I've racked my brains and I can't think of another way of describing non-trannies

And it's also been the topic of debate over here:h...

2007-07-12T01:25:00.000+01:00

And it's also been the topic of debate over here:

http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/community/showthread.php?t=8898&highlight=Muggles

Great minds and all that

Louise Armstrong had real trouble passing. I think...

2007-07-11T22:01:00.000+01:00

Louise Armstrong had real trouble passing.

I think the voice didn't help.

Louise?????I of course meant "Louis"

2007-07-11T19:08:00.000+01:00

Louise?????

I of course meant "Louis"

Did you know that "muggles" was Louise Armstrong's...

2007-07-11T19:07:00.000+01:00

Did you know that "muggles" was Louise Armstrong's slang word for marijuana.

He even did a song about it.