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Published: 2007-10-20 00:01:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 31738; Favourites: 952; Downloads: 434
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I am putting a 'clean' version in my scraps for anyone who wants to see it but can't because of Deviantart's new rules: [link]A deity of birth and creation. He/she (we seriously need a gender ambiguous pronoun in english) is responsible for forming new life by forming fetuses out of water. He/she is also the patron of stillbirths, those which were too beloved to be thrust into existence.
The word 'it' is too generic. 'It' could refer to absolutely anything. I mean a pronoun that means just a person. Not specifically a hermaphrodite, but just.... a human person. We haven't got one. And I want one. I am told that the finnish language has them, and I am totally envious. I am getting some suggestions and things, though, so keep 'em comin'. If there really is one, or if someone is trying to get one into circulation, I'm ready to take it up.
Takin' a break from commissions. Time to work on something fun. I realize that I'm better off working on things that I enjoy, even at risk of alienating people. I believe strongly in hermaphroditism, more in the metaphorical sense than literal. In this case, the literal is used as a stand-in for gender ambiguity, one of my chief interests.
Matured on account of those horrible body parts.
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Wow...I really love this drawing and especially the story behind it and all. Everything about it is amazing. I love it!
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Peaceful...
for some reason, the hands are my favourite part. gentle-looking.
great concept!
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This is lovely, very sad but at the same time it has a peace to it.
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I think it symbolizes motherhood(to me)
It's sweet
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so many things perfect about this.. i love the concept, first, and your talent is fully expressed in this. also, the pose and angle you chose, as well as the ribbon/fabric accessory adds to the peaceful yet dominant subject. i love it.
also, the link you put in the description links to this deviation, not the rule. im curious about it, i havent heard about it so id like the link, thank you
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I love this it is very nicely done. I'm very envious of your talent.
On chat boards and role playing forums some refer to hermaphrodites as Herms, or Hirs. Hopes that tidbit of info helps.
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This was really a good one. Nice work, once again.
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This is the first faviourite of your art in over a year.
I don't know what kept me from faving your deviations, but this one just struck me as both very motherly and very sad. I guess the reason for that could be that someone I know and is very dear to me recently had a stillbirth.
This picture stirrs very much in me, much more than I can say with a few lines. If I had time I would have liked to ask you if I could colour it. Would you kindly give me permission, just in case?
I hope we will see more art as deep as this.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
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O thankyou ^_^ And certainly, you can color it :3 I don't know if I will ever get around to it.
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"Ze" and "Zer" are considered gender-unspecific pronouns, if 'ya want. XD
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I've heard "co" prior: co said, coself, cos book, et al, but there are some other fascinating ones here as well.
Gorgeous pencilwork! ^_^
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So I have to wait another 9 months before I can see this? oO Lovely...
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He/She--> Shey?
His/Hers--> Hais?
(Works in my head, dunno bout anyone elses)
Also, i havent heard about these new dA matureness rules, then again, i'm 18 already, so they dont affect me...
great pic
love the horns and the little new brought-into-the-world critter
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I never thought about that, but now that you point it out, a gender-ambiguous pronoun that does not reduce a person to a thing would really come in handy at times. But reading through the comments I get the impression that most romance languages do not have one, while languages of different origin often do.
Anyway, great picture. Lovely concept. To me, the face is really what makes the picture. It is hard to place as either gender, but the expression is wonderful.
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the thing is, i didnt even notice the genatalia because it fit so well with the piece. and i have always thought breasts without nipples were more offensive than breasts with! it's so creepy looking...lame rules
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I feel the same way about breasts D: Nipple-less breasts look really strange.
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Grammatically speaking, I think it's okay to use "they" in place of "he" or "she." The sentence might have to be restructured slightly.
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Actually, technically speaking, that's not allowed . . . "they" is plural, whereas "he" and "she" are singular. It's in popular use as a replacement pronoun, but technically it's not grammatically correct.
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there is actually a term for herms. "shi" (pronounced shay) instead of he or she, and hir (pronounced heer) instead of her or him. great pic, btw, i lurve it
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Its gorgeous and such a wonderful concept. I really enjoy this piece and its just so beautiful. I'd love to see it colored! Good job!
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It is unusual, I will give you that much. Oddly enough it took me a couple of seconds to find that "man parts" lol very good though. I like uniqueness(<--spelling?)
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instead of he/she try saying madasir (madam + sir - m = madasir)
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That's really beautiful. <3 dA's rules are ridiculous. :\ Whateverrrrr. I love this though, seriously.
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There really isn't more to say than what has already been said, but this is beautiful, I only wish that DA had a filter system like FA instead of the full blown until 18 can't see crap system... So that others that are under 18 can see a rarely found image of this kind of beauty
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this is gorgeous. the expression is so gentle...I think "they" is an ok gender-neutral term, as well.
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beautiful work. it makes me blush though little selfconsus me ^^. but i really think the idea behind it and skill of the piece is breath taking. ^u^
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the only sexually ambigious term i have heard of, which i think is used by some transgendered and transsexuals, is 'ze'.
lovely picture. the way you capture the texture of fur makes me so jealous
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It's complete bogus that dA has taken off the option to disable the mature filter from us U18's ><; But then that's what my other account is for 
But I love this. The concept is wonderful and you carried it out beautifully!
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This picture is amazing, a very nice balance. You did a great job.
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This is so beautiful and full of meaning and emotion!
Cheers & Blessed Be!
~*Willow 
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Fantastic- everything about it is just amazing.
This deserves a fave, I think- but I'm going to fave on the scraps one, as I can't see this. Spanning five years, deviantART's new mature policy is unjustifiably broad.
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hmm... i kinda 'me' myself, though it's too personal. but it is like he/she, and genderless in it's own way. ..agian 'the' is too impersonal, but i think something with '_e', goes with we as well... perhaps '
BEAUTIFUL piece, btw. i adore it
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You could just pirate the Finnish word for the gender neuter word. The English language is the ultimate pirate language. We already borrow from several Romance languages and, by extension, Latin, Germanic and just about anything else it's speakers darn well please. Don't get me started on language usage, I was an English tutor for four years.
People who speak English as a second language speak it more fluently than 90% of Americans.
Btw: Well done on the drawing.
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The only one I know is shemale. (haven't a clue how your ment to spell it) Though it's normally used in more comical situations so probably doesn't suit this picture. :/
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remember gender is an ambiguous line. Each of us slides left and right on it all the time. your not really male or female your some combination of both. because it is way to much of a gray line being male or female means something different to all of us. I really like this picture. very well done. the horn makes an impression with the roundness of it of a halo in a very vague sort of way. Was that intentional? I am curious as to why you chose the fabaric for a background? I have noticed when choosing something to represent life or the creation of it many very old artists choose a pregnant look to a creature. I wonder if you thaught of this and if you chose the skinny animorph then why? I always like the times artists choose to represent a sort of life making. It shows quite alot of the person making it. I look forward to hearing more about what you think. always interesting to hear peoples ideas.
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They need to introduce a new way of filtering; you get to choose WHAT you want filtered.
I personally, being 19 and all, choose to have the mature filter off, because of so much beautiful, natural, unoffensive nude art, and some really powerful stuff with the occaisonal blood splatter. However, I dont like seeing some of the really gory stuff on here, and would like to be able to choose to not see that, whilst seeing pretty much everything else on here.
For younger artists/art lovers, maybe they could have different ranks of nudity and gore.
For example; no nudity; nudity of the back view of a person, no genitals showing; full nudity. And for gore; no gore; some blood/implied injuries, like hands or bandages over the wound; actually seeing the wound.
Maybe it could be taken further with a ranking system, of 5 stars, and users being allowed to rate how "graphic" a picture is, as well as the artist choosing who they do/dont think it is suitable for. Certain options being unlocked as you get older (you have to provide you D.O.B. at signup, right?) things like that.
I reckon it might give more artists a view of using it as a tool to help them, and protect others, rather than something to avoid and get around. Hopefully, anyway. (Not referring to you; previous thing that happened.)
...unfortunately, I don't know how we're supposed to suggest this to anyone, so it'll no doubt just stay an idea.
Anyway! Sorry for the rant. Yes, we do need more words in english in general. For example, we use the same word to describe love for a pet, as we do love; erotic love?! Haha.
Really really beautiful piece, it has such a delicate tenderness to it, so perfect for the subject. But a firmness too, like it's stopping the life slipping away again.
And finally, possibly a stupid question... what's that lump on the embreyo? His heart?
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This is beautifully done, the concept is wonderful, and I guess I'm one of those weirdo's that doesn't think that this is offensive. Beautiful picture Hib.
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I refer such creatures called hermaphrodites as "shi" or "hir" on roleplaying chats. I'd usually only roleplay with the furry anthro such as this fox here.
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Some people use the name and then "hir" as possesive pronoun. I've seen it in some parenting forums, they say "the parent wants hir children..."
I like hir.
Have you ever read "Mark of the Dog" by Cadelo?
I'm also into doing my own thing and alienating everyone, but not at wonderful rythm you can produce your very professional art.
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My sister and I were talking about this yesterday. It's why I think people still go with dressing baby boys in blue and baby girls in pink. Just so that you know what pronoun to use to talk to them - to relate to them better. Otherwise all that's left to call the baby is 'it' which can sound a bit rude or not right when talking to someone about their kid for the first time.
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