on language of nonhumanity

[kossai]

have some thoughts on how some try to replace words like people with vaguer being , which ... honestly that just make dysphoric . is there point in change of words if new words still hurt some people as much as old ones did , just different group this time ?

also can see trouble in very hypothetical future of legal language change to reflect . what separate nonhuman being from random street animal ? is there now new expectation to hold wild animals to same standards , to trial carnivores for kill and eat as carnivores do ? where do plants come in ? parasites ?
if not , then what word is there to separate ? is that not just original problem again ?

person can be very human relative word , but not need to mean human exactly . as kossai see , more relate to ability of equally communicate , share ideas and cultures in some way .
if able to use internet for one example , do have those abilities relative to humans . that would make , among ideal human society , some kind of person .

likewise , if other animals hypothetically define person , would probably also do so relative to species . what would dogs define as person ? what about opossums , or voles , or turkeys ?
and again , to " include " more with supposedly neutral beings , hurt nonhumans that might consider selves as people relative to humans , just not human ones . this can include faeries , mermaids , dragons , ghosts , werewolves , vampires , and quite literally anyone else who still prefer person .

kossai work hard to be here . to dance around words like people only hurt and make angry , because worst of humans do that too . so even when mean well to be inclusive for others , yes , blanket word of being rather than people just hurt . and kossai absolutely not alone in this .
consider as comparison , impact of refer to individual man or woman as person ( in context of gender ) , rather than as man or woman . might feel better and more inclusive to not care , but to inside feel as if take away identity instead - especially if trans and/or intersex and already fight day to day for people to see as truly fit .

no matter how much words like person can make dysphoria for some , there is also no universal alternative , as those can and do hurt others - and possibly in greater numbers .