THE BOOK OF DEBORAH - WHAT'S YOUR NAME

Welcome to The Book Of Deborah. These posts or purges as I refer to them explore my musings on subjects including speciesism, humanity and the lack of it. Historical texts, and many other subjects that itch me deep in the cracks.

They're short and thought provoking, honest and irreverent. Follow along with this 21st century Deborah and feel free to comment. I'm always up for debate. Warning: NO ANIMAL ABUSE PERMITTED.

This is the first of my purges. I'm going to try and make it upbeat, but don't be surprised if it gets less than humorous. I call it purge for a reason. Like belching after drinking a carbonated beverage or having to use the loo after a six pack.

I'm hoping you'll find my subjects as noteworthy as my name, which can be found in Webster's dictionary. It means Bee. More significant, the name Deborah can be found in a big book of historical information the Bible... the old part. Deborah was a judge, a poet, and a warrior. I'll talk more of her in future purges but for today I would like to acquaint you with this Deborah... my mind, or what's left of it.

Today is my reflection on names and titles. Horse's names and titles for a start because as you will find, I'm closely related to them, all animals actually, even if I am named after an insect.

I wonder about the differences between the names we give to the process's most creatures go though. Like having children. Everything goes pretty much the same. First, we have sex the male's sperm enters the female's egg.

Boom fertilization!

The female develops the offspring and goes into labor.

Boom, boom, birth!

Here is where things change. In correlation between horses and humans. A woman delivers. A horse foals. Same process, different name.

A brand new human we call an infant. A brand new horse is a foal. I thought he was foaled. Why is he called the process of his birth? Could we describe humans the same? I have a brand new "delivered."

And just for grins could you imagine two horses having a conversation about the "ugly man faced baby My Little Pony delivered?"

We distinguish ages also. Humans move from infant to toddler. Which is really just a description of how they walk. Horses move from foal to just their gender distinction, colts for boys and filly for girls. Horses keep those distinctions until they are about three. Humans don't get another until they become teens. Maybe we could just call that timespan, the hormones.

After three a female horse becomes a mare. A male becomes a horse. Aww, what... no distinction from his species? A female remains a mare for the remainder of her life regardless of motherhood. A male remains a horse unless he is neutered in which case he is called a gelding. Shouldn't we call a neutered man a "vascect"? Why does he get to keep the man title? Maybe because he gets to keep his erections.

After teenager, it's man/woman. After becoming parents its father/mother. A male horse who has sired an offspring becomes a stallion. Now that's a great title. Probably because they make excellent fathers. Ever heard of a deadbeat stallion?

The moral of "What's Your Name," is "Don't have more names or titles than Jesus." I still won't believe you."

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