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The neutral pronoun is "it", 'kay? Not "they". The reason people use that now is because the "genderless" people who insist on being referred to as anything other than what they ("They" as in the proper, plural form) were born as associate the word "it" with objects and take that word as an insult. If you personally ask me to refer to you specifically as "they", then I'll probably do it. But if you're gonna get butthurt because I slipped up and called you a "she" or "he", which is what you really are anyways, then I'm not even gonna bother. There is no rule that says I need to address a person a certain way. Even in everyday situations, if I chose to, I could refer to anyone by something other than his or her name/proper pronoun. Typically, most people won't do that, but it's not against any kind of law to do so. So I'm actually not obligated to feed into your unstable mental state, nor am I supposed to make you feel validated or special by seeing you as something you're not. I don't even understand how or why most people think that's how the world works now, but it's not.
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i find this whole thing ridiculous. not the post, just all this gender is not sex.
i mean like what am i supposed to do? relearn everything i know about pronouns and how babies were made or something?
all i know is that i love all of them but pray they find the right way.
its honestly getting out of hand. i know people deny it now, but its true, whats next? identifying as races or objects? they say its different but it is NOT. smh.
as i said, i love all people and respect them but im not obligated to agree with them. sorry for the rant ♡
ReplyI she he it we they
ReplyIt's actually weird, I know people in their 50s who casually refer to everyone as "they". Like they haven't even had as many years as the younger people have who've been growing up hearing this, but they're already used to it.
Example:
Mom: "When I was out shopping today I ran into an old friend. I hadn't seen them in so long. We sat at a cafe at the mall and talked for like two hours, and they gave me their number so we'll hang out again sometime."
Me: "You saw some old friends? Cool. Do I remember them?"
Mom: "No, just one. I don't know if you remember them. It was Katelyn from my church group, where we used to live."
Me: "Mom, you said "them," not "her," so it sounded like you were talking about more than one person."
Mom: "I did? Isn't that the way everyone talks now?"
ReplyI was referring to people who become angry if you don't use the word "they". I really don't mind if people use it, but I hate it when someone tries to call me "uninclusive" or some other word because I'm not walking on eggshells.
ReplyI'm sure you have weird things about yourself too. We're going to go ahead and accept you for you though and not judge you for how you are is that ok?
ReplyWhy not asking the person right away how she/he would like to be called?
ReplyBecause that's not even part of a normal conversation. "Hi, I see you have huge breasts, but do you want me to call you a she or a he? Oh, what's that? You're not a man or a woman? Gosh, should I call you xie?"
ReplyJesus, we get it, you don’t care about people’s boundaries and feel the need to gatekeep on overall thing that have no bearing on you. It matters to them, it isn’t about you.
Reply“They” works. You are simply ignorant and frankly it’s none of your business what people would like to be called. If you can read respect them, just stay away. - An English major
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