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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Self indulgent or what?

115 replies

GCmiddle · 06/09/2021 15:59

Read it and weep (or laugh!)
www.them.us/story/multiple-sets-of-pronouns

OP posts:
DomingoinLittleOakley · 06/09/2021 17:09

I now prefer she/her and he/him pronouns used interchangeably. They/them is great as a safe catch-all when people are unsure. I am a girl and a boy, and I want that to be known.

Well thanks for clearing that up. Makes so much sense.

Tabitha005 · 06/09/2021 17:06

@BraveBananaBadge

Jesus Christ. Did anyone actually get to the end of that? Absolutely insufferable.

Demanding people indulge this made up toss while simultaneously being pass-agg dismissive of anyone who can't keep up. Linguistic gaslighting, much?

I think you just read my mind. 'Insufferable' is my favourite word to describe this type of narky codswallop and those who subscribe to it as though it's some sort of serious philosophical concept instead of a wet wipe's guide to not having to think about anything taking place beyond the end of your own f*cking nose.
Passmeamenuatthetottenham · 06/09/2021 17:05

Christ on a bike, who gives a fuck?

Seriously, if you have the headspace to worry about pronouns, let alone multiple pronouns then I would say that you are not oppressed and also probably need to do something more fulfilling with your life.

It's just attention seeking shite.

Whitefire · 06/09/2021 17:04

I gave up.

However no one else is stopping conversations about access to services, stop talking about pronouns and you may find that people start to listen.

Kanaloa · 06/09/2021 17:01

@334bu

*At the end of the day, as a non-binary person, I’m not sure if any combination of pronouns can truly encapsulate my boy dyke faggotry, but so far he/they has worked for me, and I’m thankful for that.*

FFS...." boy dyke faggotry"

Confused
334bu · 06/09/2021 17:00

At the end of the day, as a non-binary person, I’m not sure if any combination of pronouns can truly encapsulate my boy dyke faggotry, but so far he/they has worked for me, and I’m thankful for that.

FFS...." boy dyke faggotry"

bonbonours · 06/09/2021 16:57

@blacksax

Well that's 3 minutes of my life I've wasted. WTF is 'xe' when it's at home? Neopronouns my arse.

What gets me is that all these words are uttered when the person being referred to isn't actually even present to hear them.

I know. I frequently want to say to my allegedly non binary child, "your" pronouns are me/I or you when someone is talking to you. You don't actually call yourself she/he/they do you?? FFS.
bamboocat · 06/09/2021 16:56

@viques

Every day a school day.

I thought I had a good vocabulary but neopronouns were a new one, as was cisheteronormative understanding. I might be willing to embrace divine femininity if I knew what it was , but mostly I am so relieved that I am an old bat who is happy in her skin and doesn’t have to fill up brain space with navel gazing wokeness. It must be exhausting self affirming yourself into a new vocabulary every few months.

They (geddit?) are just inventing these new words as they go along.

How about "stupidisasdtupiddoes" as a new way of describing the nitwits who subscribe to all this nonsense; or "Piddoes" for short...?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 06/09/2021 16:54

Although for those who are he/she/they, presumably you have to ask every time you see them what pronouns they are using today, so really just an attention grabbing stunt.

Yes. If you're lucky they'll have a coloured bracelet system.

Yumsnet · 06/09/2021 16:54

So desperate to be special.

If this carries on I’m going to have to get myself a laminated sheet with everyone’s pronouns on it & hang it round my neck for easy reference. Otherwise I’ll be misgendering all over the place.

FreeBritnee · 06/09/2021 16:51

I have never felt a ‘divine female energy’. As I plough into the menopause I’d love to tap into that.

blacksax · 06/09/2021 16:50

Well that's 3 minutes of my life I've wasted. WTF is 'xe' when it's at home? Neopronouns my arse.

What gets me is that all these words are uttered when the person being referred to isn't actually even present to hear them.

partystress · 06/09/2021 16:49

It’s not SELF indulgent, because it’s everyone else having to do the indulging! Pronouns are for use by other people when referring to you. I I am getting to the point where I think we drop them altogether and use everyone’s name all the time, in the interests of avoiding unintended offence or having our speech or written communication as the basis for a non-crime hate incident being recorded against us.

PhoboPhobia · 06/09/2021 16:49

Non binary trans woman.

I just don’t get it. Surely that contradicts itself?

Anotheruser02 · 06/09/2021 16:48

That was really hard work. I didn't get to the end.

viques · 06/09/2021 16:45

Every day a school day.

I thought I had a good vocabulary but neopronouns were a new one, as was cisheteronormative understanding. I might be willing to embrace divine femininity if I knew what it was , but mostly I am so relieved that I am an old bat who is happy in her skin and doesn’t have to fill up brain space with navel gazing wokeness. It must be exhausting self affirming yourself into a new vocabulary every few months.

Kanaloa · 06/09/2021 16:45

Although for those who are he/she/they, presumably you have to ask every time you see them what pronouns they are using today, so really just an attention grabbing stunt.

beastlyslumber · 06/09/2021 16:45

The existence of articles like this makes me wonder if this really is the hell world after all.

Notsandwiches · 06/09/2021 16:45

Perhaps "it" might be a better pronoun?

PermanentTemporary · 06/09/2021 16:43

'I often joke about thehe/himtohe/theytothey/themtothey/shetoshe/hertoshe/theypipeline when describing how I arrived at my current pronouns'

The long winter evenings must fucking fly by

bamboocat · 06/09/2021 16:42

The word 'they' denotes the plural.

The singular would be 'he', 'she' or 'it'. Or, if none of those suit, how about 'wossname' as an alternative?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 06/09/2021 16:42

And of course there had to be a "he/she/they" Confused

Bobby Sanchez (he/she/they): The existence of people who use multiple pronouns gives me hope for the future because it makes me feel like there are others like me out there. Identity evolves and so does the way we describe it. There were gender fluid societies before colonization, and we must decolonize the Eurocentric gender construction in order to create a better, safer planet. Claiming to be trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and queer and using multiple pronouns as well as they/them helps us move towards a day where gender identity is validated and respected throughout society.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 06/09/2021 16:39

This casual throwaway sentence really irritates me:

But she didn’t feel right either (other than when kiking with my fellow queers).

So when you were with other males who identified as "she" you decided it was appropriate to do so, because it doesn't really actually mean anything, does it?

cheeseismydownfall · 06/09/2021 16:39

That's nice, dear.

Joolsin · 06/09/2021 16:39

That was the greatest load of navel-gazing, self-obsessed horseshit I have ever had the misfortune to read. How can anyone take this seriously?

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