celeste@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down116
arrow-up1235arrow-down1imageNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgceleste@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squaredumbass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·5 days agoJust say they, it’s worked for centuries.
minus-squaresaltnotsugar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·5 days agoOr thou. What hath thou whispered upon the spicy wind?
minus-squareSidewaysHighways@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 days agothou talkin shit, eh?
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoHow art thou enjoying thy paint chips?
minus-squaredumbass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoYeah, that’s if you want to be formal tho.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoFunny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
minus-squaredumbass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoSo, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoFor real, it simplifies everything. There are so many situations where gender is unknown or irrelevant, and they is a well-established convention.
Just say they, it’s worked for centuries.
Or thou. What hath thou whispered upon the spicy wind?
thou talkin shit, eh?
How art thou enjoying thy paint chips?
Yeah, that’s if you want to be formal tho.
Funny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
So, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.
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For real, it simplifies everything. There are so many situations where gender is unknown or irrelevant, and they is a well-established convention.