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[atltechdude]

Originally Posted by Tritone

I don't mind referring to transgender by their preferred pronouns. I'll call Rupaul a "she" if that what he wants.

But what's changing is now everybody is being pressured to specify what their pronouns are. Some think it's no longer polite to assume what gender a person is so everyone should specify what "their pronouns" are. Look at people's Linkedin profiles. Regular folks are specifying their pronouns next to their title.

Nobody who is not transgender should be specifying their pronouns.

That's crazy. The whole world does not have to change to accommodate transgender people.

I agree with you.

I'm gay and I've never specified my pronouns nor will I.

If someone else chooses to specify theirs I will respect that choice and use their preferred language.

[pandorafan5687]

I’m gonna keep it simple. I’m a naturally born male and traditional pronouns will suffice for me.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Tritone

T........In other words, it's no longer polite to assume that a man is a man, so we all have to specify what pronouns we prefer.

Not this guy/man/male/dude/hombre

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

Visiting a fas food resturuant a person had a button on tht siad their pronouns are Ze Zer zis......

That's when this whole pronoun thing became a sorry joke.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Tritone

.......The idea that everyone should specify "their pronouns" is a growing trend.

Lucky for me I'm hanging out with the wrong people.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by bus man

....... I've never been asked, but if I were, I'd tell them "he/his" and be done with it.

I wouldn't.

I'd give them a somewhat confused look and woefully say "I don't know. I still trying to figure it out".

[doc1]

Originally Posted by scarabchuck

Until you innocently make a mistake and you get called out on it. Accused of being an intolerant bigot or something.

Come on now. That will never happen with an open minded progressive.

[Aussiehoff]

Originally Posted by charolastra00

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It was almost two years before I knew what gender they were assigned at birth - .

You mean it took two years to find out if they were male or female.

[ottomobeale]

It is dumb.

If the person reads as what they want then I will use what the appear. A giant 6'5 dude with a beard is a he or if he prefers I will just say "you" but no way "she". Made up stupid pronouns will not be used.

[katygirl68]

Originally Posted by abbottkd71

Yes, I've noticed that pronouns are sometimes specified in higher education today, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I refer to people however they wish and am grateful when they give me a heads up that their identification does not conform to the usual expectations.

Just wait until they try to make it a crime to refer to them by the wrong pronouns. Otherwise, what’s the point of this idiocy? Most people don’t refer to people as a pronoun. They call them by their name.