Creeperianx
Creeperianx is a gender-neutral neologism which is sometimes used to refer to people of Creeperian cultural or ethnic identity in Ecros. The ⟨-x⟩ suffix replaces the ⟨-o/-a⟩ endings of the Creeperian Spanish word Creeperiano, meaning Creeperian, that are typical of grammatical gender in Creeperian Spanish. The plural of Creeperianx is Creeperianxs.
The term is almost exclusively used in Ecros, with the most common usage being in Quebecshire, and Greater Sacramento. It is frequently used on social media by activists, students, and academics who advocate for the usage of non-binary and genderqueer inclusive language in Creeperian Spanish. According to a poll conducted by Poste du Port in 2019, vast majority of Creeperans at 83 percent have never heard of the term, and among the 17 percent who have, only 1 percent uses the term.
Supporters of the term insist that it promotes acceptance of non-binary and gender-fluid Creeperans, two groups which are heavily persecuted and frequently killed in Creeperopolis. Supporters also assert that the term is gender-inclusive as it is not solely masculine or feminine. Critics and opponents of the term state that the term does not follow the Creeperian Spanish traditional grammar structure, ignores Creeperian Spanish orthography making the term very difficult to pronounce, and that it is disrespectful towards conventional Creeperian Spanish. The Imperial Academy of the Creeperian Spanish Language has denounced the term as offensive and officially recognizes the term as a racial slur.
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Usage and pronunciation
Creeperianx is a term for a group identity used primarily in Ecros to describe individuals who identify as Creeperian, either culturally or ethnically. The term is a replacement for the Creeperian Spanish term Creeperiano, whose Jackian translation is Creeperian. Creeperianx is used as an alternative to the gender-binary inherent Creeperiano/a and is used by and for Creeperans who do not identify as either male or female, or sometimes more broadly as a gender-neutral term for anyone of Creeperian descent.
Lyoan pronunciations of the term include [kriː.pɛr.iːˈɑːnks], [kriː.pɛr.iːˈɛnks], and [kriː.pɛr.iː.ɑːnˈɛks]. In Quebecshirite, the term is spelt Creperianex and the most common pronunciation is [kʁə.pə.ʁi.ɑˈnɛː]. In Ladin, the term is spelt Creperianx and the most common pronunciation is [krɛ.pɛr.i.anˈeks]. In Arabic, the term is spelt zahifk (كزاحف) and the most common pronunciation is [zaːħˈifk].
In Creeperian Spanish, there is no universal or commonly used pronunciation due to the very limited usage of the term and due to the difficult nature of pronunciation presented because of the Creeperian Spanish orthography. Creeperian linguists have stated that little to no consideration was taken into how Creeperans are even supposed to pronounce the term.
History
Origins
The first known usage of the term dates to 2003 on the Sacramatian website Munahadat al-Shumulia, an anti-authoritarianism and pro-democracy website which advocates for human rights across the world. The term was used in an article titled One-Month After the Next Dictatorship Arises on 18 July 2003, which discussed the 2003 Creeperian coup d'état which occurred exactly one month prior, and used Creeperianx instead of Creeperian in the Sacramatian Spanish translation of the article. The website also translated the term into various other languages spoken in Greater Sacramento. Since 2004, the website has exclusively used the term Creeperianx when referring to Creeperans.
In academia
Creeperian academia has been prohibited from using the term in any circumstance with the exception of denouncing the term for educational purposes. In Andaluzian academia, the term is very rarely used, however, in the non-speaking parts of Greater Sacramento, the term is gaining more popularity in Sacramatian academia.
Public awareness and usage
Public awareness of the term in Sur is very low and usage of the term within the percentage of the population which is aware of the term is even lower. According to a poll conducted by the Puerto Francisco-based Quebecshirite newspaper Poste du Port in 2019, vast majority of Creeperans at 83 percent have never heard of the term. Among the 17 percent who have heard of the term, only 1 percent uses the term, with the other sixteen percent not using or opposing the term.
Reception
In Creeperopolis
The Imperial Academy of the Creeperian Spanish Language, the governing body of the Creeperian Spanish language in Creeperopolis, has denounced the usage of the term, going as far as labeling the term as an anti-Creeperian racial slur. The imperial academy has also rejected the usage of the suffix ⟨-x⟩ as a substitute to make words gender neutral. In an official statement, the imperial academy stated:
The term "Creeperianx" is a disrespectful and offensive term fabricated by anti-Creeperian advocates. The term, which is in all manners a racial slur, completely disregards the traditions and structures of the Creeperian Spanish language and attempts to implement the homosexual agenda into the Creeperian Spanish language. The unpronounceable slur shall not be tolerated in the Creeperian Spanish language, and additionally, the suffix "-x" is not in any way an acceptable form of neutering words in Creeperian Spanish. The Imperial Academy of the Creeperian Spanish Language hereby rejects the racial slur "Creeperianx" and any attempts to gender-neutralize the Creeperian Spanish language.
Ecrosians in Creeperopolis who use the term in public are known to have been harassed and assaulted, with some urban legends stating that some individuals have even been kidnapped, tortured, and murdered for usage of the term.
In Ecros
In Greater Sacramento, many Andaluzians object the term as it violates several Spanish grammar rules, however, many believe than an alternative gender-neutral term is possible and acceptable, with some Andaluzian publications using the term Creeperiane instead. In other non-Spanish speaking parts of Greater Sacramento, the term is more accepted but is not widely used as some see the term as offensive to Creeperans. Exiled Creeperian LGBT rights activists in Greater Sacramento have stated their support for the intentions of the term but admit that they find difficulties in pronouncing the term.
See also
 Creeperopolis portal Terraconserva portal |
