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They seem to have written this as basically “If someone wants to be referred to a certain way, please acknowledge that in good faith”. I don’t see any mention o
by Uehreka 6y ago
They seem to have written this as basically “If someone wants to be referred to a certain way, please acknowledge that in good faith”. I don’t see any mention of anything specific to the American progressive movement.
So if a Thai writer identifies themself on a Talk page as a gender or orientation you aren’t familiar with, it would be polite to acknowledge them and use the pronouns they prefer.
- gruez 6y agoSo basically if I want to refer to someone using a pronoun, I have to first go to their profile page to look up what their preferred pronoun is?
- Uehreka 6y agoIf there’s no clear indication, I usually just refer to people I meet on the internet with “they”. If they indicate a preference for a pronoun, I use that.
- raxxorrax 6y agoBut it is something so specific that it shouldn't have a place here. You could also say "respect others opinion". This tries to normalize some language practices that are kind of ridiculous in my opinion. I use pronouns out of decency, but this is extremely out of place.