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I'd rather simply eliminate gender specific pronouns than invent a bunch of new, ridiculous ones. > I'm pretty sure there are individuals claiming that NOT sug
by Mikeb85 8y ago
I'd rather simply eliminate gender specific pronouns than invent a bunch of new, ridiculous ones.
> I'm pretty sure there are individuals claiming that NOT suggesting their pronoun deprives them of their identity, dignity or whatever.
Yeah but the end result of everyone wanting to feel special is that in the end, no one will.
- asdkljh 8y agoWhere would it end, if we just kept inventing pronouns? Everyone getting their own pronoun? Like, perhaps a unique name? In the end, there'd just not be any pronouns. Problem is, pronouns are useful. They compress text. One time I wrote a paper in high school where I didn't use any pronouns and always referred to Abraham Lincoln as "Abraham Lincoln", just so I could pad the paper as much as possible with the full length of Abraham Lincoln's name. "Abraham Lincoln, in Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, suggested that Abraham Lincoln could..."