Vampirate

[cosmolinguist]

In the spirit of trying to write something that doesn't need to be locked or cut-tagged... (things that are fine to do but for me a sign that I'm Not Doing Well and I don't know if the entire 22-year history of my journal has had such a string of locked and cut-tagged entries as I've needed this week!)

Today I. ade plans to go with a workmate to Sparkle Weekend, a trans event, tomorrow.

"Are you gonna get dressed up or anything?" they asked.

Thinking I still don't have any snarky trans t-shirts like my bi one (it says "if I wanted to pass for monosexual, I would've worn a different shirt" over a bi flag), and also thinking we'll be coming from the dog photography place beforehand which is a weirdly cishet hegemonic context: "Nah. But don't let that stop you from dressing up like a vampirate."

They told me their style is vampire pirate! So of course I'm calling them a vampirate now! Surely this isn't an original coinage but it's new to them and it always seems to throw them and make them laugh.

They're like half my age so I'm glad I can bring this goofy-uncle energy to our friendship.

Comments

[otter]

Adorable :)

[mst3kforall]

That’s neat.

[barakta]

Vampirate is a great word! I hope you have a great day at Sparkles!

[davidgillon]

Surely this isn't an original coinage

Webcomic Vampirates (sadly abandoned, I liked it):
http://vampirates.comicgenesis.com/

YA Vampirates books (no idea what they're like):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampirates