I Just Got An Ask About A Native Spirit That Many Natives Have Asked Monsterfuckers To Not Use.

I just got an ask about a Native spirit that many Natives have asked monsterfuckers to not use.

It starts with a W.

People from the culture it’s from do not say its name because in their culture, saying the name summons the spirit. Out of respect for my friends from that culture, I do not say/type the name either.

I would kindly ask you not put that creature in my ask box in the future. I know the person that submitted it likely didn’t know so there’s no hard feelings. It’s alright. I’m not upset.

I’m not really the best person to educate folks on this topic and I wish I had some resources on why that’s not a good thing for non-Native people to use for their fiction.

I’m sure even my wording here isn’t great. I know the spirit is from a specific Native culture (there’s a lot of them, for those that didn’t know lol) and I can’t remember which one(s) and my brain is still fuzzy from being sick.

So if any of my followers are familiar with this issue, please feel free to share the info of why this isn’t good.

Again, I understand the person that sent the ask likely didn’t know all this. I’m not upset. I just think it’s worth mentioning.

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I know this PSA gets posted a lot but please, don't assume someone who apologizes a lot is trying to manipulate you.

Some do that, yeah, of course. But also there's people like me, where, after leaving my abusive home for the first time, I compulsively apologized for years, and still do do that when I'm very stressed or anxious. I'm not talking just "says sorry a bit too much" I am talking, I literally apologized to the fucking wall I walked into once, and another time I apologized to the waiter at a restaurant who told me they were out of the food I wanted to order. I'm not trying to manipulate anyone I am just really struggling to work through the idea that "something bad/weird happened" = "I did something wrong" = "I am about to get told I'm a worthless piece of shit who fucks up everything." Please be patient!

If someone's excessive apologizing does bother you (because trust me, I do get it), it might help to turn it into a question! Instead of "stop apologizing," "are you anxious? Do you need to talk?" can help a lot!

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by Mary Lee Dereske