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| Topic | If appearance has nothing to do with gender identity, isn't it wrong to assume.. |
| Kana 07/22/17 12:19:49 AM #37: | SKARDAVNELNATE posted... That would be wrong. Pronouns have no correlation to how the individual self identifies. Pronouns are based on how others perceive the individual. Similar to the honorifics used in Japanese, pronouns refer to a trait that can be observed by the speaker. Gender identity is not an observable trait. That is not correct. When someone asserts a pronoun preference, it's largely irrelevant to how they identify or present or whatever, although in a lot of cases there's a correlation (most people who identify as male will accept 'he', female 'she', etc). Japanese honorifics are not comparable because they have a specific context (100% of the time) and are not interchangeable. If you wanted to make a comparison to Japanese, a much better place to start would be self-identifying pronouns (boku, watashi, etc). Boku is largely considered a masculine pronoun, watashi is feminine, but they are not rigid. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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