Gov. Sanders cites an example from a Department of Health memo and claims other uses of what she calls “nonsense terms” have been reported to her office.
Did you notice that you have no problem using the gender-neutral pronoun “you” in this comment?
It’s almost like this isn’t something you actually care about, but just see as something to justify irrational hatred of people. That’s kinda weird, lady.
Trans and nonbinary people have existed for as long as humanity has. Your perception of this “stupidity” as new is the result of people finally overcoming hundreds of years of religious programming; bigotry that has been passed down for generations as superstitious fear anyone presenting in an unfamiliar way, and people are now more willing to express themselves as they actually feel, rather than as they feel they must in order to protect themselves.
Here’s a short piece of a lecture by a Stanford professor explaining how wrong you are. https://youtu.be/8QScpDGqwsQ
Bro this and that has literally nothing to do with each other. “They” has been used for when you don’t know the person’s gender since the 15th century.
I don’t know what your gender is a a comment or, so I’m very happy to refer to you in a gender neutral way, as should be.
As an ex journalist I’ve been using a gender neutral ‘they’ to refer to hypothetical people eg: ‘the applicant should attach their passport photo’ since the 1980s. It better than the ugly ‘his/her’.
Keep in mind that yes, some non-binary people or trans folk do go to see a therapist - and the result is they come out being happy as non-binary or trans.
Really, this isn’t the most important thing in the world. It’s just courteous to refer to people im the way that they like to be referred. Courtesy is good, yes?
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Not one problem in your life is the result of a person you know (or even a person you don’t know) wanting to be referred to as ‘they.’
Not one.
Edit: LOL of course it was JasSmith@kbin.social - so I guess you do have some problem that someone else’s pronouns have caused for you?
Did you notice that you have no problem using the gender-neutral pronoun “you” in this comment?
It’s almost like this isn’t something you actually care about, but just see as something to justify irrational hatred of people. That’s kinda weird, lady.
I think the problem is those who have issues with the words ‘he and she.’
Trans and nonbinary people have existed for as long as humanity has. Your perception of this “stupidity” as new is the result of people finally overcoming hundreds of years of religious programming; bigotry that has been passed down for generations as superstitious fear anyone presenting in an unfamiliar way, and people are now more willing to express themselves as they actually feel, rather than as they feel they must in order to protect themselves.
Here’s a short piece of a lecture by a Stanford professor explaining how wrong you are. https://youtu.be/8QScpDGqwsQ
No, priests taking up female roles aren’t trans or non-binary
Sure bro.
Ah, willful ignorance. Core tenet of conservative viewpoints in all their forms.
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Lol, what?
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clueless
Not really.
The real issue seems to be those who have problems with terms such as ‘pregnant woman.’
The real issue is people like you
Why?
Bro this and that has literally nothing to do with each other. “They” has been used for when you don’t know the person’s gender since the 15th century.
How long has he and she been used when you do know the person’s gender?
Oh so you just want something to be angry about. Yeah go do that somewhere else.
Uhh, what?
Looks like the people who have problems with ‘he and she’ are the ones who want something to be angry about.
I don’t know what your gender is a a comment or, so I’m very happy to refer to you in a gender neutral way, as should be.
As an ex journalist I’ve been using a gender neutral ‘they’ to refer to hypothetical people eg: ‘the applicant should attach their passport photo’ since the 1980s. It better than the ugly ‘his/her’.
Keep in mind that yes, some non-binary people or trans folk do go to see a therapist - and the result is they come out being happy as non-binary or trans.
Really, this isn’t the most important thing in the world. It’s just courteous to refer to people im the way that they like to be referred. Courtesy is good, yes?
I’ve found America is pretty much the only nation where ideas like these have gotten hold.
The rest of the word recognizes it for what it is and just decides to steer clear.