Use of Language

[Merab]

To all Forum Members
As the term ‘slave’ is becoming increasingly uncomfortable due to modern slavery issues we, the staff, suggest that we start using another term.
It will be your choice what to use that feels comfortable and still implies that we serve our piggies.
Please give the matter some consideration.
Any member who has slave in their username is welcome to change it - just ask @BossHogg
Thanks everyone

 

[Ramia]

How about minion

 

[Merab]

I’m opting for Pig Mummy - just have to remember what I decided now

 

[Betsy]

How about minion

I like minion.

 

[Gem789]

How about guinea pig butler? I'm constantly waiting on them hand and foot.Especially for fake blackie who is chief beggar/pain in the bum lol.

 

[SpiritoftheForest]

This is welcome news, I have to admit the term 'slave' has never sat well with me.

 

[Merab]

Loving the variety of terms being used to describe our role

 

[BossHogg]

Suckers, food bowl fillers, mugs, downtrodden, overused, underappreciated, food magicians ( we make nom noms appear) I could go on.

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

Another term in Germany is Two-Leg, so here terms more descriptive.

I used to refer to myself as seen thru guinea eyes as The Great Food Goddess, who e.g. allowed food to rain down from the Heavens.

 

[SpiritoftheForest]

Another term in Germany is Two-Leg, so here terms more descriptive.

I used to refer to myself as seen thru guinea eyes as The Great Food Goddess, who e.g. allowed food to rain down from the Heavens.

The Great Food Goddess is brilliant.

I've always just been Hooman or Mum to my pets regardless of species.

 

[Janey]

I’ve always just been mummy!

 

[LucyP]

Chef, chauffeur, waitress, pedicurist, manicurist, hairdresser, cleaner, housekeeper, nurse, personal assistant, advocate, personal shopper, friend, pawrent…! (Love it all)

 

[weepweeps]

Pawrent! Love that

 

[DavRz]

PoopyPickerUppers

 

[Wiebke]

I am currently playing around with Wheekeroo - the well-trained service that is guaranteed to deliver food promptly for every order.

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

PoopyPickerUppers

In what must have been the 1980's in Alberta (Canada), there were instructions floating around on how to make a Pooper-Scooper for collecting your dog's poo and disposing of it, so when I see your suggestion, I think of dogs not piggies. That might just be personal though. I think the pooper-scooper was made out of something like a hard plastic detergent bottle with the bottom cut off. Wouldn't be helpful for piggy droppings.

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

The guinea dads could call themselves Jeeves I suppose. Particularly apt if the guinea is called Bertie or Bertram.
A general word: servant? Doesn't have the problematic connotation of slave, I don't think.

It's strange, I used to refer to my guineas as 'my babies' but I didn't refer to myself as their mum.

 

[Gem789]

This is the fake blackie I'm on about