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It was a simple mistake, actually. If I had to do it again, I should have used "she" at the beginning of the sentence and "he" at the end to emphisise the trans
by berbec 8y ago
It was a simple mistake, actually. If I had to do it again, I should have used "she" at the beginning of the sentence and "he" at the end to emphisise the transition.
I wouldn't say I fixed my pronoun use. I used the term that properly identified the person I was speaking about.
Thoughtcrime is something to me that has a very high standard for use. I personally wouldn't apply it to those who wish to be referred to by there chosen gender. IIRC it was government that applied the label, not individuals or groups in society.
Why do you mentiong a potential future gender transition? Is there a rash of gender flip-flopers (I couldn't think up a better term!) that make this concerning?
- andrenth 8y agoPeople now say they’re “gender fluid”. So given this fluidity it might make sense to always use the nonspecific pronoun in order to prevent retrospective character assassination due to something said without the ability to predict the future.
- berbec 8y agoI've never thought of retroactively applying gender pronouns. The binary trans people I know don't judge what they used to be call. For a gender fluid person, they is the safe bet. The New Yorker article mentions one such person in such a way