Re: Non-stereotypical elves was Re: Quick Intro

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>
>On Fri, 2003-02-21 at 12:37, Jake X wrote:
>> > I hate fairies too (and ESPECIALLY when spelled "faery").
>>
>> That statement should offend about half of this list... :)
>
>Um? Why?
>
>Tristan.
Probably because most likely half of the list spells it that way :).
It's not necessarily the word itself that I hate, it's the connotations to
me it has:

Overly happy, "one with the earth", love, light and sweetness, perfection,
and "cuteness" personality. As well as bad teenage mysticism (names like:
Raevyn Faery Childe Moone Stone). It's so overly sugar coated it makes my
teeth ache.

Speaking of elves, Philippine elves tend to be:

- usually much smaller than humans (small enough to hide under leaves).
Although they often take regular human sized form.
- Golden hair. Not necessarily blonde, but as if made of gold
- Fair (by philippine standards)
- incredibly beautiful
- they dress and disguise themselves as humans.
- They look like Filipinos do (golden hair does not a caucasian philippine
elf make :))

They however lack pointy ears, and live inside trees.