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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I honest to god think this is a defect of the English language. There should be a singular gender neutral pronoun.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There shouldn't be any gendered pronouns at all. Many languages do just fine without them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's true. It does feel a little strange to have to refer to someone's gender any time you want to refer to them in a sentence. Although conversely for both cis and trans folk alike it's gender affirming for them. It just comes down to language though. It probably seems 100% fine to have genderless pronouns in languages that don't have them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, we have "it" but that doesn't really work...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol yeah except that by very nature is dehumanizing (fun in certain situations hahahahaha average 196 bottom moment 🥺🥺🥺)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not exactly for everyday use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It is it you're not a coward/s