ornoth | Lordy Lordy!

If identity politics is your jam, you may find this post in poor taste. I’m sorry. I’m not here to criticize how you or anyone lives their life. But if you’re incapable of finding any humor in the situation, this probably isn’t suitable for you. And I admit that my stale humor’s probably ten years out of date. But having said that…

O.L. Reigns!

I find it interesting that folks have taken identity politics to the point where they are able to choose to alter something as objectively verifiable as their genetic race or sex and impose respect of that preference upon the population at large. Yes, I know I’m conflating sex and gender; it’s hard not to, given that most people present them as the same.

What’s interesting to me here isn’t the interplay of race/gender/sex and society, but the ability of an individual to override an attribute that is as seemingly inherent and immutable as one’s chromosomes: an attribute determined not by social convention but by the laws of nature. I’m not saying it’s wrong to do so; just that it’s an interesting development.

Which becomes the springboard for my own take on the matter. If an individual is allowed to alter something as seemingly fixed and measurable as their race or sex – and enforce that preference – then it should be considerably easier for an individual to change an attribute that’s an entirely man-made social construct. For example, our legal and corporate systems give full sanction when people change their names, or spouses, or families.

In that spirit, I’d like to announce a change in my own public identity. I am pleased to inform you that I now identify as nobility, rather than one of the common folk. You shall henceforth address us as “Lord Ornoth”.

This should be quite easy for you to adapt to. After all, we are merely taking a different place within an entirely man-made social convention: that of socioeconomic class.

And according to public discourse, it’s a minuscule step to go from a hetero middle class white male Boomer to traditional titled nobility. It’s hardly any change at all! Nowhere near the magnitude of changing something inborn such as one’s race or gender.

Your obedience shall please us. With kindest regards,

Lord Ornoth

P.S. Oh and one final thing you might want to be aware of: I also now identify as a little teapot.