#paleodeer

[paleodeer]

Nonhuman gender and gendered words

I don't really care if it's weird, but I love calling myself male instead of a man, it's so affirming. After all I'm not a human, so why should I call myself a man? Even words like 'masculine' don't really describe me, because I think that's an inherently anthropomorphizing word.

It's even more affirming for me to be called a stag, bull or a buck.

It's also worth noting that some species affirming things can be gendered in a human society, even if it necessarily isn't to you. For example, I love platform heels - which is probably one of the most feminine things out there for humans - but it's not for me. Heels are one of the most deerlike things I can think of, and they aren't exclusive to female deers. They make my legs feel longer and more slender and stiff, and the sound they make towards the ground reminds me of the sound hooves make. Plus, they make you feel digitigrade. Just thinking about it makes me happy - I'd love to get some custom made ones one day, with the cloven hooves attached. But yeah, it doesn't really matter to me if humans thought of me in a feminine way if they saw me rocking some platform heels, they are affirming to my species, and I know what I am. So who cares?

I'm curious to know if any other nonhumans can relate to this. Are there any animal terms that are both species affirming and gender affirming to you at the same time? And nonbinary creatures, feel free to give your thoughts as well! I guess I'm sort of nonbinary as well, but in a male deer way.

[chiropteracupola]

why have I awoken feeling as if I've been run over by a train :/

[pawpunkao3]

(Image description: a black and white pencil bust drawing of Stephanie Lauter from Nerdy Prudes Must Die. She has a round face and long, wavy hair falling over her shoulders, and is wearing a cropped T-shirt, a black choker, and heavy eye makeup. She is looking off to the side with one eyebrow raised and a superior smile, and saying "because you're CRAZY about me". End description.)

Wanted to draw my absolute favorite line from miss glass houses herself

@paleode-ology

[rynnaaurelius]

Still thinking about a very stupid conversation I had with @paleode-ology the other day after finishing season two of Our Flag Means Death. I have decided that I want to hear from the hellsite. Your parameters:

ONE: Jim from OFMD, at minimum, still retains some cultural Catholic values after being raised by a Catholic nun, even if they're no longer actively practicing (see: their reactions during the curse episode, their retelling of the Pinocchio story).

TWO: The world of Our Flag Means Death is not that of our own. Real history is to be considered and riffed upon but not taken for granted.

TWO-A: Jim's Nana rejects the idea of Turning The Other Cheek, a pretty universal Christian commandmant, and endorses Jim running off for revenge and pirating. Is mildly bemused by the idea of more than two genders. Suggests historical divergence.

THREE: Stede and Mary take monogamous wedding vows.

FOUR: Spanish Jackie has a harem. This (and the Jim/Olu/Archie/Zheng polycule) is taken in comparative more stride than Jim being neither man nor woman nor fucking mermaid.

Mothers and fuckers of the jury, have at it:

[paleodeer]

GRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOORRRRR

Wait-

THOSE ARE ALL WOLVES. SHIT SHIT SHIT

HELP

AAAWWWWOooowoooooooaoooooaoooowooooaoooooooooouuuuoooo

OooooooooowooooooUUUUUUUUUUUuuuooooooOOOoooooooooo

Let's all howl together!!

[samuelroukin]

this is my new izzy headcannon what do u think? ??tumblr.com/paleode-ology/732306787343171584

link aw that's cute actually

[paleodeer]

↠PALEODEER

Hello and welcome. This blog is dedicated to my experience as an extinct deer in a human society. I guess you can call me a paleotherian or some other therian-adjacent label, but I personally don't like calling myself one. I'm simply a deer.

Call me Paleo or Deer. I prefer it/its pronouns, but I don't care if you use he/him or something else as long as it's respectful.

I am a male Irish elk (Megaloceros Giganteus) from Pleistocene Eurasia. I sometimes see myself in other animals, and I believe there may be something more to my identity than simply this, but I don't really know for sure yet.

I am an adult, and I'd prefer if minors didn't talk to me. You can follow and read my posts, but please don't interact with them further.

I don't have any DNI, but I will block rather freely and be aware that my content can touch on uncomfortable subjects (such as unreality, trauma, death and reproduction) I am an artist, and may sometimes post or repost artwork that involves blood and gore.

Please don't bring discourse into my blog.

🦌

Personal tags:

#paleodeer (posts about being an irish elk)

#deergrunts (vents and negative things, feel free to block)

#deerpaintings (my art)

[lesbiansayaishii]

17 for the soft asks :)

17. fairy lights or led lights?

fairy lights for sure! They're so pretty when you have all the lights off/it's nighttime :)

[rynnaaurelius]

@paleode-ology you texting me in real time during the finale

I went through every possible emotion in those last 20 minutes, plus some that I made up on the spot! how are y'all?

[electriccatstuff]

#pendrawing on my arm. #deer #deerseason #paleodeer #simpleshapes #drawing #fastsketch #fastdraw #tattooproject #tattoo #tattoodesign #hornedgod #havingfun #bodypainting (w: Wola) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtLS-I8hHnL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tu5ck0sho2rp

[bechloesupercorp]

what does ur bio/description mean,,, what is supposed to be green,,, your theme is blue????

OH AKFJZJJCJSKFJZKVJSJ OOPS it was supposed to say blue zmfjzjxjzk

hope you have a good day!

[moonlightandromache]

embarrassingly I just switched from mac to windows and I have no idea how to type an infinity sign and also I'm too lazy to try. but uh insert infinity loop here for the music ask lmao

sjajskkd that’s so valid

“ We have no apologies for being ”

Wild Things - Alessia Cara

put a “∞” in my ask box and i’ll shuffle my music player and give you my favorite lyric from the song that comes up.

[rynnaaurelius]

@paleode-ology

[ourflagmeansparty]

Thank you all for signing up - it’s time to announce the teams!

In the next hour or so I’ll be in touch over Discord to add you to the server & set you up in a chat with your team - reminder if you haven’t sent me your Discord username yet please do so ASAP so that I can get you into the server!  If you join the server & it takes me a while to add you to your team channel I apologise - time zones are a thing.  (I’m in Aotearoa - GMT +12.)  Please be patient and I’ll add you as quickly as I can!

If you missed signups and are still really keen to participate, please drop me a message - we should be able to throw out a lifesaver and haul you on board before the 1st!

Team Black

@dextrousdemon

@commodorecliche

@sashaforthewin

@mossgroves

@freyjawriter24

@flawedamythyst

@ladyofpomegranates

@yourrainbowarrior

@hungryhungryhobbits

@itsclydebitches

Team Cream

@captain-athos​

@caspersgay​

@romanadvoratnalundar​

@renacuaj0

@master-meddler​

@grandmastattoo​

@yagamispelledbackwards​

@toyourliking​

@magicradishhead

Team Orange

@do-you-have-a-flag​

@katiethezombie​

@cartograffiti​

@jupiterianvampire​

@floatingscarves​

@colinthrobinson

@xoxoemynn​

@cowboylockdown​

@forlorn-kumquat​

Team Red

@rawhiti​

@waterofthemoon​

@frazzlereader

@fabstan

@zorak-show​

@cuterboyfriend​

@sunshroom42

@co-captens​

@luciusspriggss​

@dollprince

Team Grey

@fanfic-fugue

@lyrasringofstardust

@paleode-ology

@coast--bird

@blackbeardz

@lesbiansatan

@rylee-writings

@violence-as-a-love-language

@freakweasel

(I have no idea why it wouldn’t let me @ some people I’m sorry tumblr is truly A Website)

[mvshortcut]

MUSIC TAG GAME!!! (ty @bi-demon-ium for tagging me <3)

When you get this, post 5 songs 🎵 you actually listen to. Then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite people on here. ✨

uhhh you know when someone asks what music you like and you immediately forget every song you've ever listened to? So here are five (ok, six) of my most recents:

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen: relapsed on Good Omens and listened to this for 3hrs on repeat

West Side Story suite by Leonard Bernstein: played this once in orchestra and it was a blast

Voulez-Vous/Waterloo/any song by Abba: I listen to Abba while roller skating. I am not very good at roller skating. However I do enjoy hearing "Mamma Mia! Here I go again!" while I fall on my ass for the 50th time

Oh My God by (G)I-DLE: I am not well-versed in the world of K-pop by any means, but I really like this one

YMCA by the Village People: Still fucks. Not sorry

gonna tag @acollectionofcuriousreblogs, @amphibious-entity, @paleode-ology, @papermillll and anyone else who wants to join - no pressure :)

[chiropteracupola]

tagged by @harpernovakaine​ to do this picrew! thanks pal!

here’s a me! @graduatedpillowmonster​, @sailorpants​, @alizuriacrow​, @natdrinkstea​, @paleode-ology​, would you perhaps like to do a picrew with us as well?