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> Those who failed to pivot pronouns were frequently labelled as transphobic, but the reality is tons of folks already struggle massively with grammar in genera
by sitkack 2y ago
> Those who failed to pivot pronouns were frequently labelled as transphobic, but the reality is tons of folks already struggle massively with grammar in general. Insisting that a traditionally plural term represents just a single person broke their brains. Since people dislike both grammar and self-examination, they just turned away.
The bit reminds of an unhinged (in a bad way) British comedian going off the French sentence, "Je m'appelle John." having the literal translation, "I am called John", referring to yourself in the 3rd person.
As interesting as grammar and how we talk about ourselves is, most non-normative pronouns at this point are they/them. Not hard. I can't even remember peoples' names, how the hell am I going to remember their pronouns?
I just call everyone they.
- 0_____0 2y ago"They"ing people when you don't know their pronouns is actually pretty standard among the queerdoes I know (and count myself among)
- tlb 2y agoReally, "I call myself John". The "m'" (or "me" if the verb doesn't start with a vowel) is the first person reflexive.
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- Pxtl 2y agoExcept that many folks use "they" as a sort of passive-aggressive way to mock trans people whose pronouns they disapprove of, and so now using "they" on somebody whose pronouns you have been told is becoming a faux pas because of that implication.