Day 1 of asking the silmarillion fandom (the feanorian part of it especially) to call Feanaro by his Quenya name
1. This is the most direct and correct way to oppose to Thingol’s ban of Quenya and opposing the ban is opposing to cultural erasure. It’s what Feanaro would have wanted.
2. Feanaro is only one more letter than Feanor, you don’t even have to put the accents if you don’t feel like it. Come on! It’s not that hard
3. Feanaro probably never had a reason (canonically) to Sindarize his name since the Quenya version is close enough the Sindarized one and he died too young. By calling him Feanaro you will also be reminding everyone else that he died before the rising of the Sun.
ADHD pro tip: Use psychological warfare on yourself.
For example, in order to do long tasks, like folding laundry, I put on the Mario Hat:
The main feature of the Mario hat is that my headset does not fit over it, so when The Bees™ try to put me back in front of the screen, the headset issue forces me to remember why I put the Mario hat on, and back to the task I go
As a bonus, the Mario hat is also a very clear indicator to my housemates that business is getting done, and they have learned not to distract me when I'm wearing the "goofy-ass cosplay hat"
People underestimate how much it fucks you up to be subtly excluded as a kid. I would try to talk to my classmates and be met with disinterest or annoyance. The one friend I had, who I clung to and nodded along to his every word, had other friends he liked just as much or more. And his other friends didn’t care for me at all.
I look back at pictures from the time and see how separated I was from them. I remember knowing I was different. I remember posing questions about the world to the girls playing next to me and realizing that they had never asked the same ones to themselves. That the ways we thought couldn’t be more different.
I kept myself amused with my own fanatical stories and musings in my head. I would wander the playground on a circular path, imagining a friend and being sorely disappointed when it didn’t feel as real as I’d hoped.
There was a bubble separating me from everyone else, thin, and nearly invisible, but with a pearly sheen you could catch under the right conditions. I knew it was there, they knew it was there, and it changed me
Day 11 of asking the Silmarillion fandom to call Fëanáro by his Quenya name
Previous arguments:
He died before they started Sindarizing their names, he probably never canonically approved of a Singarin variation of his name. It was understandable enough as it was in Quenya to Cirdan and his people
He died young, by using his Quenya name you are constantly reminding yourself and others how young he died
While there was a small chance of Fëanáro Sindarizing his name given how hard he disapproved of people changing his mother name he would not appreciate his name being changed at all either.
Thingol’s ban is cultural discrimination and erasure. Not ignoring the ban and using Sindarin names for characters who did not choose to Sindarize their name is participating in the cultural erasure. Please don’t participate in cultural erasure even if it’s fictional. Ignore the ban.
If we accept he put it in place because he didn’t want to hear the language in which the orders to attack the Teleri were given then we have to ignore that Teleri also speak Quenya. The ban is illogical in this case. Ignoring the ban and calling Fëanáro by his Quenya name is the right thing to do.
Fëanáro, according to HoME (The War of the Jewels) knew Valarin better than any other elf. He appreciated languages. I am sure he would have appreciated Sindarin. I am equally sure he would have not appreciated his language being banned at all. (Respect languages correctly with our Language Lord!)
He is a Noldorin king and he died before the practice of sticking finwë to your name again became a thing. Let’s not make his name seem shorter by Sindarization.
Using Fëanáro’s Quenya name is a wonderful way to introduce your friends to the linguistic side of the silmarillion fandom.
We are already using completely different alphabet system to spell Fëanáro’s name. Let’s not push it
Fëanáro is not that harder to spell from its Sindarin variation
(Takes a deep breath—I can do it, I can do Sindarin propaganda)
11. Why would the Sindar want lord Fëanáro to have Sindarized version of his name? They hate him and his sons and people. Why let these kinslayers use their beautiful language?
ADHD at night: I could write a book. I could get my Master’s Degree. I could go to the club and come home with 12 new friends. I could get a job at that club and meet the mother of my children. I could cure every disease and use my wealth to bring world peace.
ADHD during the day: Fold laundry too hard :( Come back next week
This comic is a little different than what I usually do but I worked real hard on it—Maybe I'll make more infographic stuff in the future this ended up being fun. Hope you learned something new :)
If you are still curious and want to learn more about OCD, you can visit the International OCD Foundation's website. I also recommend this amazing TED ED video "Starving The Monster", which was my first introduction to the disorder and this video by John Green about his own experience with OCD.
The IOCDF's website can also help you find support groups, therapy, and has lots of online guides and resources as well if you or a loved one is struggling with the disorder. It is very comprehensive!
Reblog to teach your followers about OCD
(But also not reblogging doesn't make you evil, silly goose)