Aesheroian
Aesheroian, or Aesthetiheroian, is a xenic aesthetigender and fictigender associated with the aesthetics and visuals of comic book superheroes, such as bright primary colors, comic style printing, bold lineart, or aesthetics associated with the heroes themselves, like capes and costumes.
Etymology
Prefix "aes" or "aestheti" from "aesthetic". Root word "hero" with common gender suffix "-ian"
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Definition
- A gender associated with the aesthetics and visuals of comic book superheroes. This could include things like bright primary colors, bold lineart, comic style printing, or aesthetics associated with the heroes themselves, like capes and costumes! - tumblr user neogenders, 2020[1]
History
On June 10, 2020, Tumblr user neogenders coined the term Heroian and its subsets, including Aesheroian.[1] A few days later, on June 16, 2020, neogenders posted his Heroian flag, along with a flag for its sibling term, Villainic.[2]
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Heroian flag (2020, neogenders)[2]