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> It's no different than requesting a certain nickname or shortened name over one's legal name. You're asking to be treated more special than everyone else bec
by neotrope 7y ago
> It's no different than requesting a certain nickname or shortened name over one's legal name.
You're asking to be treated more special than everyone else because you're asking for changes in the way people speak, not simply to remember your name (and people have a hard enough time remembering names). It would be similar if I asked to you to avoid a specific set of commonly-used words around me and if you said them, I would perceive it as disrespect. Eventually, people get used to using the right words, but not without effort.
- progval 7y agoYou think your misunderstanding is caused by how Pfhrea formulated their first comment. When they say "I use singular they", they meant they want people use this pronoun to refer to themselves instead of he/she, because (I assume) they are non-binary (ie. neither man or woman). They don't expect you to use the singular "they" other than to refer to them. And that's not too hard to remember, you already have to remember whether everyone else is a "he" or a "she"; allowing for "they" is just an extra bit. And if you do forget it, it's ok, just don't do it on purpose.