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> zir did you have a stroke?

• yarvin9 11y ago
  I'm not normally a huge fan of gender-neutral pronouns, but you have heard of pseudonymity? ~hidduc-posmeg is an HN user with a very definite gender, but doxing is bad karma and avoiding pronouns is cumbersome. So, why not? In a system where you choose your own handle, you tend to gender it. But when your "name" is just a number in a phonetic base, it seems like a pity to sacrifice any of its delicious opacity. This obviously shouldn't be read as some sort of taking sides in some culture war or other...
  • anonymoushn 11y ago
    A gender-neutral pronoun that is not also a common name would be "They." People named Ze and Xe may not appreciate becoming pronouns.
    • yarvin9 11y ago
      "They" is fine, though clunky at times. It is important to note that some persons may be triggered by nontraditional gender-neutral pronouns.