Preferred pronoun labels at childrens event

[StopitSarah]

I took my primary age children to a science event this weekend. It’s run by university students. Almost all of them had their preferred pronouns on their name labels.

AIBU to feel that was unnecessary and to feel a bit uneasy? One of my children wanted to know why “the man is saying we should say he/him. Isn’t that obvious?”

I asked one of the students who said it was to show support to any trans helpers and was for the benefit of the (adult) students, not the children.

I’m SO BORED and irritated by the trans agenda being every-bloody-where.

But AIBU? I had a good chat with one of the students and he said that they’re all science students and understand that woman = biological female is too simplistic. My brain exploded.

Absolutely.

The only limit on womanhood is being female.

It's shame, but entirely predicable, that in a thread of more than 700 posts that one post is being used to explain that we are all wrong and that preferred pronouns are necessary.

We do know that young vulnerable people follow trends though, and are easily influenced by them.
No problem if you are talking about homosexuality, what's the worst that could happen?
Once someone has convinced you you are trans, has encouraged you into taking hormones and had surgery there's no turning back really I'd say!

YABU. "That's how they would like people to refer to them" is simple, honest, and definitely not going to cause your children any harm..

To be honest, smart kids will realise it's a load of bollocks. My 10 and 12 year olds would roll their eyes at this nonsense.

YABU. "That's how they would like people to refer to them" is simple, honest, and definitely not going to cause your children any harm..

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.. 1984