Archuman

Archuman is an archaic term referring to posthumans with offset attributes - that is, a lack of Poster Defining Attributes, allowing them to pass as baseline human. This set them apart from abhumans - those whose appearance or inability to control their powers set them apart from baseliners - who were seen as monstrous and untrustworthy. So-called archumans typically experienced less discrimination than those labelled abhuman, especially if they were white and/or their powers were seen as useful. In the present day, "abhuman" is seen as an offensive slur and is rarely heard any more, though "archuman" is still used occasionally by members of the older generation - usually "in that 'you're a credit to your kind' way that is not actually a compliment in any way, shape, or form".quipquipquip: "What were the ab/archumans?"
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Category:Posthuman terminology