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Welcome to a world in which we realize some people don't use the pronouns you might think they do and therefore, out of respect for everyone, we ask what pronou
by locopati 2y ago
Welcome to a world in which we realize some people don't use the pronouns you might think they do and therefore, out of respect for everyone, we ask what pronouns people use. Why is that so hard to wrap your head around?
- kcplate 2y ago> Out of respect for everyone Sorry, I don’t believe that this is the real reason, but I realize it’s the reason that is often given as justification. If it was really “out of respect for everyone” you wouldn’t make a big deal out of it when people don’t offer them up. You could just do what people did prior to 3 years ago (and frankly even now among us folks that don’t put emphasis on pronouns) and just let social cues lead you. If someone isn’t offering up their pronouns to you in 2025, my guess is they aren’t going to get butthurt if someone accidentally uses the wrong one in conversation.
- locopati 2y agoI don't honestly care about whether people offer them or not. It's the implications of a blanket policy banning it that worries me. Pronouns are an issue the right has stirred up against the left and is way out of proportion to its reality. This is the case for so many things the right is good at creating wedges with.