tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post5038473458889806605..comments2023-03-25T06:56:06.572-01:00Comments on The Stroppy Rabbit: Stop calling us NeoPagansYewtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-35726445415973369572022-01-10T14:47:34.714-01:002022-01-10T14:47:34.714-01:00If people insist on using the prefix "neo&quo...If people insist on using the prefix "neo", they could at least have the courtesy to spell Pagan with a capital P, and Neo- with a capital N.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-77026947754407467792009-06-07T22:54:28.485-01:002009-06-07T22:54:28.485-01:00It's okay as long as they only use the term &q...It's okay as long as they only use the term "neopagan" in constructions like: He claims to be neopagan. Then it makes sense because you're thinking, why would a Pagan call himself a perjorative like "neopagan"? Is Bo pissed off at him?Yvonne Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614194420076768577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-57202709228298829702009-06-07T21:31:55.190-01:002009-06-07T21:31:55.190-01:00Wow, I had no idea "NeoPagan" was meant ...Wow, I had no idea "NeoPagan" was meant to be pejorative. It always sounded semi-academic to me (like "neophyte" and "neolithic"). Since the prefix "neo-" means not only new but <i>revived</i>, it always made perfect sense to me that modern--er, I mean... "contemporary" Pagans (even those from a generation ago who are not, technically, my contemporaries) were aptly described by the word, since we're reviving ancient traditions, regardless of whether or not they were conceived as coherent traditions originally.<br /><br />Anyway, I can't keep up with the political correctness of terms these days. I never called myself "Pagan" at all until other people online started referring to me that way. I kind of miss my high school days when people just called me a "hippie" (though apparently that's a derogatory term, too). So many things to be offended by, so little time in which to be offended....<br /><br /><br /><br />P.S. There is a Protestant denomination that refers to its theology as "neoorthodoxy." There, again, is the use of "neo-" to mean "<i>revived</i>-orthodoxy" rather than "new-orthodoxy."Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-63720129848797327832009-06-07T20:19:00.296-01:002009-06-07T20:19:00.296-01:00"...modern is now retro"
That's *so*..."...modern is now retro"<br />That's *so* 2008...<br /><br />And I think we should push to refer to all evangelical dominionist xtians as 'neo'. Sauce for the goose...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-17016680568020941812009-03-22T12:39:00.000-01:002009-03-22T12:39:00.000-01:00I think it very much depends who is using the term...I think it very much depends who is using the term. When it's used by certain outsiders, reconstructionists and polytheists, you can almost hear the condescension.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-40393147509730029022009-03-22T10:18:00.000-01:002009-03-22T10:18:00.000-01:00I've never had a problem with being called a NeoPa...I've never had a problem with being called a NeoPagan, In fact I've used the term to describe myself to people before now.<BR/><BR/>I'm inclined to think of the above arguments as fairly pointless semantics but since people do take offence and I have no desire to cause any I'll try and restrict myself to contemporary pagans although I disagree that modern pagans is wrong.IronAgeWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720518853273689849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-77510754782975690722008-06-11T10:05:00.000-01:002008-06-11T10:05:00.000-01:00When I'm pissed off with pagans it's 'Neo-Pagans' ...<EM>When I'm pissed off with pagans it's 'Neo-Pagans' for me every time.</EM><BR/><BR/>Y'see, it's a pejorative term :)Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-26360018919102974802008-06-09T12:15:00.000-01:002008-06-09T12:15:00.000-01:00I guess I'm not all hip to the post-modern era.I guess I'm not all hip to the post-modern era.Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-4719718237030481182008-06-09T06:46:00.000-01:002008-06-09T06:46:00.000-01:00When I'm pissed off with pagans it's 'Neo-Pagans' ...When I'm pissed off with pagans it's 'Neo-Pagans' for me every time. When I'm feeling expansive, I drop the Neo-.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333815636018847583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-53390340919208468552008-06-08T15:50:00.000-01:002008-06-08T15:50:00.000-01:00But then, the word "Gardnerian" was originally coi...But then, the word "Gardnerian" was originally coined as a pejorative, too...Evnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248710048578201683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29809530.post-45997485781105126832008-06-08T05:22:00.000-01:002008-06-08T05:22:00.000-01:00On the other hand, Gus diZerega, who is a Gardneri...On the other hand, Gus diZerega, who is a Gardnerian, uses the term regularly.Makarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.com