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"What's your preferred pronoun?"

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umbel · 26/07/2019 18:54

I'm really annoyed! I packed my son off on an activity holiday this morning. He's very into 'girl' stuff [forgive the convenient shorthand - you know what I mean] and has sometimes says he wishes he was a girl, but we've fought hard to keep him away from trans ideology, encourage him to pursue what interests him, wear what he likes, love himself as he is and take no shit from people who give him stick for it. He's just called and during our conversation he tells me a staff member asked him what his preferred pronoun was. He's 10!!

He had no idea what the staff member meant, and when this person rephrased to, "Do you prefer us to use he or she?" he said, "Why didn't you just ask me if I'm a boy or a girl? Surely that would have been easier?"

I'm proud at his sensible reply, but this stuff is just coming onto his radar and the last thing he needs is people putting this daft shit into his head!

OP posts:
DuMondeB · 27/07/2019 12:07

Sounds like you are doing a great job with him though!

VickyEadie · 27/07/2019 12:07

Me, Myself and I.

AlwaysTawnyOwl · 27/07/2019 11:57

Ridiculous would want to complain.

Watchfulwaiter · 26/07/2019 23:29

My pronouns are "Me, me, me"

donquixotedelamancha · 26/07/2019 23:14

Christ. I'd be complaining about that.

YouJustDoYou · 26/07/2019 22:24

They're petrified of getting sued.

TitianaTitsling · 26/07/2019 22:24

How delightfully woke of them...

KatvonHostileExtremist · 26/07/2019 22:22

Does a 10 year old even know what a pronoun is?

I know they probably are meant to, but still

OhHolyJesus · 26/07/2019 22:17

FFS OP that's nuts - will you follow up? I'm furious for you.

FormerMediocreMale · 26/07/2019 21:32

Sounds like you are doing a good job at fighting against gender stereotype bs. Hopefully that will continur to stand him in good stead and he will love and accept himself for who he is.

CaptainKirksSpookyghost · 26/07/2019 19:05

It's going to happen from now on unfortunately, just dobyour best to keep it all grounded in reality.

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