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cylon

An inaccurate digital copy of the mind of a specific person, made only from data about them instead of a brain scan, or made from a corrupted scan, which believes itself to be an exact copy or continuation of the original person. This term especially applies if they inhabit a biological body.

Panelist at a sci fi convention:
Of course Zoe Graystone from "Caprica" is literally a cylon...it's directly stated in the show. And I agree that Nanette Cole from "Black Mirror" is one too, since she was made only from a DNA scan. Aida from "Agents of Shield" is almost one, with that human body, but she doesn't think she is a copy of a real person. Bishop from "Legends of Tomorrow" is made from a brain scan, but it was corrupted by repeated copying, so he ends up being a cylon by the end. Holly Marten from "Eureka" wasn't properly scanned, and then was given a human body, so she might be a cylon too.

by RealHonestDefinition May 16, 2025

Neuroconversion Therapy

A harmful practice imposed by the neuroarchy (the societal system where neurotypicals hold social dominance and expect autistic people to conform to their norms). Whereas LGBTQ+ conversion therapy is an official program run by organizations or religious groups, neuroconversion therapy is enforced systemically through everyday social pressure, without being formally named. Parents, teachers, therapists, doctors, employers, and society at large pressure autistic people to suppress their natural behaviors and adopt neurotypical social norms. This includes forced masking, discouraging stimming (engaging in repetitive movements or sounds that help with self-regulation), and requiring eye contact and small talk, even when very uncomfortable. Despite these differences in structure, both forms of conversion therapy serve the same purpose: changing a person’s identity and forcing them to conform to societal expectations. While often framed as "helpful training" or "professionalism," this process benefits neurotypical people by making interactions easier for them, while causing autistic people stress, burnout, and loss of identity.

From childhood, autistic people are informally subjected to neuroconversion therapy - parents scold them for stimming, teachers push them into social skills training, and employers expect them to mask fully successfully or be fired.

by RealHonestDefinition March 9, 2025

Neuroarchy

A societal system where neurotypical individuals hold dominant power and enforce neuronormativity, shaping workplaces, schools, and social expectations in ways that prioritize neurotypical ways of thinking while making life more difficult for autistic people. The neuroarchy is often maintained without conscious intent, as neurotypicals assume their way of thinking and behaving is the default. This leads to environments where autistic people are pressured to mask, suppress their natural traits, and conform to neurotypical expectations—sometimes through Neuroconversion Therapy, a practice that attempts to "train" autistic people to behave more neurotypically.

The neuroarchy makes life harder for autistic people, and those who struggle to conform are often pushed toward neuroconversion therapy.

by RealHonestDefinition March 9, 2025

stagenaming

Referring to a person by a name they made up instead of their real birth name, especially when referring to them by this new name is meant to give legitimacy to the idea that the person is no longer who/what they actually are. For example, if a person is male but wants others to think of him as a female, he might change his name to Caitlyn, and demand to be called Caitlyn, demonizing anyone who calls him by his actual name. He wants you to stagename him. If you do not, he will say that you are "deadnaming" him, a term used to manipulate people into feeling guilty for being honest.

Bruce said "Hey, stop calling me Bruce! Call me Caitlyn, to show that you fully agree with the idea that I'm a woman. Do it or else you are not a good friend. Just accept me as being anything I claim to be!"
His honest friend said "But that would be stagenaming you, and it would make it seem like I agree that you are a woman. You are not a woman, so forcing me to call you by your stage name is forcing me to lie. Forcing me to lie is not something a good friend would do. Just accept me as being honest!"

by RealHonestDefinition July 18, 2023

fakenaming

Referring to a person by a name they made up instead of their real birth name, especially when referring to them by this new name is meant to give legitimacy to the idea that the person is no longer who/what they actually are. For example, if a person is male but wants others to think of him as a female, he might change his name to Caitlyn, and demand to be called Caitlyn, demonizing anyone who calls him by his actual name. He wants you to fakename him. If you do not, he will say that you are "deadnaming" him, a term used to manipulate people into feeling guilty for being honest.

Bruce said "Hey, stop calling me Bruce! Call me Caitlyn, to show that you fully agree with the idea that I'm a woman. Do it or else you are not a good friend. Just accept me as being anything I claim to be!"
His honest friend said "But that would be fakenaming you, and it would make it seem like I agree that you are a woman. You are not a woman, so forcing me to call you by your fake name is forcing me to lie. Forcing me to lie is not something a good friend would do. Just accept me as being honest!"

by RealHonestDefinition July 18, 2023

transphobiaphobiaphobia

Aversion to being harassed and cancelled simply for not believing the current popular belief that a person can be anything they want, just by saying they are.

There is so much transphobiaphobia that it's causing me to have transphobiaphobiaphobia! Now I'm afraid to be honest and real, referring to people by their real gender, because I might get cancelled! I wish they could just be their true selves, and not lie.

by RealHonestDefinition April 2, 2023

homophobiaphobiaphobia

Aversion to being harassed and cancelled simply for having an aversion to homosexuality.

There is so much homophobiaphobia that it's causing me to have homophobiaphobiaphobia!

by RealHonestDefinition April 2, 2023