Trying to keep and modify “giant” seems futile. In English the suffix “-ess” is how a generic noun is “marked” as female. It’s a deliberately sexist construction, assuming the default person is male.
I think we’d be better off using another synonym altogether or even inventing entirely new words.
@SmolChlo I’ll keep her in my stomach if I have to.
@foreverlurk I went looking for an online German translation of Gulliver’s Travels and I found this. Who knows what we’ll get this time?
@SmolChlo I’m guessing Mr. Bear isn’t there to look out for you.
Their Sacrifice Offering by Scalelover aka Shrunkenlover aka Donkboy
@foreverlurk said:
I much prefer “lilliputienne”.
German doesn’t seem to like double consonants like those in “Lilliput.” Their words for male and female inhabitants of Lilliput are Liliputaner and Lililputanerin.
I bought the first hard copy of Milo Manara’s Gulliveriana I came across, which was in France. When Gulliveriana finally has her big disagreement with the Empress of Lilliput, she calls the latter a “Lilliputasse.”
@SmolChlo What’s that smell? Have you been bathing in olive oil again?
I’m possessive of my pet ladies and I feel a responsibility to keep them in comfort, if not in privacy. I can be petty and mean at times, but it’s never cruelty for its own sake. My desires take precedence over their autonomy, and when I’m drunk and feeling gluttonous, regrettable accidents can happen. I prefer to be on speaking terms with those in my custody and I don’t like to see them bored or despondent, so I make an effort to be involved in their intellectual development.
@littlest-lily Due to the nature of their demise, they probably smell like farts.
@miss-lillipants said:
I will add that we have to consider the broader socio-cultural context in which content is produced and consumed.
The OP was singling out F/m for the particular harms it can cause. The (straight) male gaze problem is present in all media and genres, and M/f is no exception.
