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[[File:Nihilgender.png|thumb|The nihilgender flag.]] |
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'''Nihilgender''' is a gender that feels absent and empty |
'''Nihilgender''' is a [[gender]] that feels absent and empty. One has a gender, yet it is empty. In metaphorical contexts, a nihilgender person would have an empty cup with nothing in it, while an [[agender]] person would not have a cup at all. It can be under the [[kenochoric]] umbrella. |
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It it similar to, but not the same as, [[Gender Apathetic|gender apathy]], agender, [[gendervoid]], and [[neagender]]. |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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''Nihil '' means “nothing” in Latin. |
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From Latin, “Nihil” meaning “Nothing” + “-gender”, an English neologistic suffix indicating genderedness. Coined by user saturnart in 2018.<ref>https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/172908963536/uncommon-genders-1</ref> |
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== Flag == |
== History and Flag == |
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The term was coined by Tumblr user saturnart-blog on or before April 13, 2018.<ref>[https://ask-pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/172908963536/uncommon-genders-1 Tumblr post coining nihilgender.]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The nihilgender flag was |
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| ⚫ | The nihilgender flag was created by Tumblr user gender-resource on July 21, 2020.<ref>[https://gender-resource.tumblr.com/post/624230169884884992/nihilgender-a-gender-that-feels-absent-and-empty Tumblr post announcing the nihilgender flag.]</ref> The magenta stripe represents paradoxical existence, as magenta is absent from the visible light spectrum but is still a perceptible color. When numerous pigments are mixed together, they frequently produce brown, and the blue stripe represents the opposite of brown and emptiness. Black represents absence, as the world becomes dark when light is absent. The white X in the center represents nothingness. |
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 2 April 2022
Nihilgender is a gender that feels absent and empty. One has a gender, yet it is empty. In metaphorical contexts, a nihilgender person would have an empty cup with nothing in it, while an agender person would not have a cup at all. It can be under the kenochoric umbrella.
It it similar to, but not the same as, gender apathy, agender, gendervoid, and neagender.
Etymology
Nihil means “nothing” in Latin.
History and Flag
The term was coined by Tumblr user saturnart-blog on or before April 13, 2018.[1]
The nihilgender flag was created by Tumblr user gender-resource on July 21, 2020.[2] The magenta stripe represents paradoxical existence, as magenta is absent from the visible light spectrum but is still a perceptible color. When numerous pigments are mixed together, they frequently produce brown, and the blue stripe represents the opposite of brown and emptiness. Black represents absence, as the world becomes dark when light is absent. The white X in the center represents nothingness.