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> Is switching to gender neutral pronouns bad? Yes, it is bad (and of course that's not the only thing the bot is doing). Many of us find this kind of manipula
by cato_the_elder 5y ago
> Is switching to gender neutral pronouns bad?
Yes, it is bad (and of course that's not the only thing the bot is doing). Many of us find this kind of manipulative browbeating distasteful.
- endisneigh 5y agoThe bot aside why do you believe gender neutral pronouns are bad?
- the_only_law 5y ago
- cato_the_elder 5y agoBecause I (and many others) don't share the moral framework that instructs us to use them, and it kinda seems that they are often used by people who want to impose their values on others. (Although if by gender neutral pronoun you mean "singular they", I'm OK with that.)
- depaya 5y ago
- cato_the_elder 5y ago> like a petulant child Or alternatively, like a free-spirited and non-conformist person? I bet you too sometimes have felt the urge to "stick it to the man".