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the_freak
07/02/18 2:15:12 PM
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Like exactly how many people have to cosign on a random pronoun I make up before it becomes transphobic to not call me it?
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Antifar
07/02/18 2:16:07 PM
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You're just describing how language works
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the_freak
07/02/18 2:18:45 PM
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Antifar posted...
You're just describing how language works


i just want to know what the threshold is between random noises people pull out of thin air that you can make fun of at will and hate crimes
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RebelElite791
07/02/18 2:19:08 PM
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the_freak
07/02/18 2:20:00 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
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it's pointyhair01 on a new account, i closed my last one and havent posted on CE for years
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ArchiePeck
07/02/18 2:20:38 PM
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the_freak posted...
Antifar posted...
You're just describing how language works


i just want to know what the threshold is between random noises people pull out of thin air that you can make fun of at will and hate crimes


When it comes into generally accepted use. There is no set threshold.
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RebelElite791
07/02/18 2:20:48 PM
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the_freak posted...
pointyhair01

*blinks*
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the_freak
07/02/18 2:21:34 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
the_freak posted...
Antifar posted...
You're just describing how language works


i just want to know what the threshold is between random noises people pull out of thin air that you can make fun of at will and hate crimes


When it comes into generally accepted use. There is no set threshold.


that's dumb and subjective

i mean i think youre right but
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uwnim
07/02/18 2:22:55 PM
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Xi would be pronounced somewhat like she, right?
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the_freak
07/02/18 2:23:52 PM
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uwnim posted...
Xi would be pronounced somewhat like she, right?


i think it's "zee"
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Antifar
07/02/18 2:25:10 PM
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Somewhat tangentially, I'm reminded that there is a council that oversees the French language:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_fran%C3%A7aise
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