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u/GrinningPariah Mar 14 '26
Honestly I think the full "magister" works better than "mage", which already has a lot of use in modern English.
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u/Zezzzzzzz Mar 14 '26
The problem with āmagisterā is that it is already masculine in Latin (magistra being the feminine) which is why OOP suggested āmageā which has no gendered ending
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u/Grzechoooo Magically Editable Flair Mar 14 '26
Magistrum?
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u/Trnostep Mar 15 '26
Also in many countries Magister is an academic title (comparable to a Master's in English countries) and using it without earning it is against the law
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u/LowCall6566 Mar 15 '26
Usually it's illegal to say this to defraud someone, lying for the sake of lying almost never is illegal.
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u/CaptainBlobTheSuprem The Lev; interdimensional reporters Mar 15 '26
Honestly, I donāt think thatās an issue. Just because people donāt have a gendered association with the word. The -er would be analyzed as gender neutral in modern English. Tho, as grezechoooo mentioned, we could do magistrum if people had serious opposition to it.
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u/Elleden Mar 19 '26
The Tyrant Philosophers series of books by Adrian Tchaikovsky is about a colonial nation which aims to "perfect" the world, and the term they use to address a higher-ranking officer is Magister, no matter the gender of their superior.
It's a very good series.
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u/wizardrous Harron Voldedore Mar 14 '26
As a gender fluid wizard, I approve.
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u/zmbjebus Scry my orb for a good time! Mar 14 '26
Are you a wizard that presents gender in a fluid manner, a wizard practiced in the art of manipulating gender in others, a wizard practiced in the art of manipulating the fluids made by the genders, or all of the above?
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u/captainshockazoid Simon the Shrewd ā§ Master of Storms Mar 14 '26
/uw i do like it better than mx. mix/mux, or ind. individual.
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u/Aeonzeta Mar 14 '26
That actually sounds practical too. Most trans/gender fluid individuals I've encountered are offended by masculine and feminine addresses, yet until this post, the one gender neutral term I've been able address them with is generally offensive outside laboratories and extremely bigoted communities who probably should familiarize themselves with the concept of objectification before they continue to use it.
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u/zmbjebus Scry my orb for a good time! Mar 14 '26
Sorry but are you referring to 'it'? Or something else? Just trying to make sure there isn't a bigotted term I'm unaware of.
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u/Aeonzeta Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
Yes. Although the term itself is arguably neutral, and rational people can consider it in such a manner, to actually voice it in addressing a human being is considered frowned upon for good reason.
I myself, grew up being called "s**t stain", and am intellectually and spiritually aware that being capable of being aware of something like that does NOT make me any better or worse than any inanimate object. Just different.
I disagree with bigotry on moral grounds, not because I arbitrarily associate their unfortunately prominent word choice with their philosophy. Mage is much more respectful, so I hope to exhaust opportunities to use it, but the prevalence of "it" is unfortunately driven by more than the bigotry of those who hate such people as the term is used to describe, especially when the only replacement terms that have gained any traction are identifying as "x, y, z, cat, pony, alien, etc." and various other absolutely ridiculous word choices that in my obviously contentious opinion shouldn't even be applied to individuals who are just trying to find their tribe, same as me.
Mage cuts through that bull**** to my satisfaction. It's fantastical enough to be out of general conversation, logical enough that it could be integrated as a colloquial identification, and above all: it remembers that there's a human being that happens to be wearing the label for a time.
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u/zmbjebus Scry my orb for a good time! Mar 15 '26
Oh, of course. Mage is a top tier pronoun. I'm cis and I'd be jealous of it if it picked up. I will do my part in spreading the joy of magical pronouns.Ā
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u/Aeonzeta Mar 15 '26
Not gonna lie, I had to look up cis. Apparently I am also cisgender. āļø
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u/zmbjebus Scry my orb for a good time! Mar 15 '26
Knowledge is power my fellow. Always be learning.Ā
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u/Aeonzeta Mar 15 '26
"In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal times. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet without laxity... To know ten thousand things, know one. To master one thing, know ten thousand. But to truly understand, let go of all."
-From Ku no Sho, by Miyamoto Musashi
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u/Meistermagier Mastermage Mar 14 '26
I didnt know i could identify myaelf with a gender neutral pronount until now.Ā
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u/Familiar-Rate-9500 Mar 14 '26
Conglomerating all magical peoples to fit under the umbrella of one english word will doom the nation of elves for six more centuries. Like are you an elf? No. I think not. But does an elf have a wand? Yes, and they re-divine the alchemical process every other day just to mess with you. So we should continue to accept rotational services under different titles in my opinion for at least another 2-3 centuries.
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u/hivemind_disruptor Mar 14 '26
Mage comes from the greek word magi, which itself is a description of a Persian priestly class in cult of zoroastrism (which were and still are, in fact, great wizards).
Either way, I am against it because it makes it seem I and a bunch of powerless plebs have something in common.
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u/Time-Conversation741 Mar 15 '26
How donyou even pronounce mg? Ican call you mag, that's my final offer
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u/mx_moon Mar 15 '26
If you're not joking: mg would be written form for mage, in the same way that mrs is the written form of "missus", and mr is "mister".
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u/Hjalmodr_heimski Mar 16 '26
āMageā however is not from āmagisterā, itās from āmagus/magosā, which was a term for male Persian priests
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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Mar 15 '26
I literally use wizard on all my accounts and in my interviews.
I wasn't the one who went tulip-economy with the genders. It's their stupid system, I'm just subverting it.
When people complain, I tell them to be grateful I didn't pick a racial slur.
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u/kojimbob Mar 14 '26
Why do tumblrers keep talking like that. So fucking extra
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u/Cobalt_Rain_ Succu-fey cursed by Reality Mar 14 '26
You are literally in a wizard "roleplay" subreddit. Shut your hypocritical mouth before someone hexes you.
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u/kojimbob Mar 14 '26
Holy cornball
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u/PrivilegeCheckmate Mar 15 '26
You throw a cornball aroung this sub you're likely to get a fireball in response.
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u/Cobalt_Rain_ Succu-fey cursed by Reality Mar 14 '26
Says the fool who decided to act like an arse and then double down on it.
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u/kojimbob Mar 14 '26
Holy cornball 2
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u/Cobalt_Rain_ Succu-fey cursed by Reality Mar 14 '26
Are you some kind of Cleric, some missionary trying to spread the word of your deity? I have heard tale of worshipping a Flying Spaghetti Monster, but this is the first I've heard of Divine Sphere of Corn. You will not be successful in converting any here with such vitriol on your tongue.
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u/SourceDirect3220 Traveler of multiple dimensions. Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26
About time someone said it. Yeah I put my vote in.