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AmericaTheBrave 08/17/22 11:20:37 AM #1:	Is this a fair thing to do? I notice it a lot with Ezra Miller for example, who goes by they/them, but people (his critics) continue to use he/him even after corrected. Should you always respect the pronoun, even if you hate the person? --- https://imgur.com/h74Kc6W <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:967370695] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Is this a fair thing to do? I notice it a lot with Ezra Miller for example, who goes by they/them, but people (his critics) continue to use he/him even after corrected.Should you always respect the pronoun, even if you hate the person?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 08/17/22 11:21:33 AM #2:	Yes, no matter how awful they are you need to use the correct pronouns when referring to them. --- tfw no big tiddy goth vampire gf who lactates blood - viewmaster_pi <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:967370710] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Yes, no matter how awful they are you need to use the correct pronouns when referring to them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SamsungGearS2 08/17/22 11:22:18 AM #4:	Some people just need excuses to be hateful --- Sent from my iPhone 12/HP Envy x360 on VZW 5G Home Internet CP: WarioWare: Get it Together (NS), Saints Row IV: Re-Elected (PC), Rayman Legends (Wii U) <cite>SamsungGearS2 posted [p:967370725] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Some people just need excuses to be hateful</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fable 08/17/22 11:22:35 AM #5:	Yes. Not respecting the pronoun is a jab at anyone in the non-binary crowd, not just the individual you don't like. --- Spirits sing of a powerful creature that rules over all that is mystic. <cite>Fable posted [p:967370731] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Yes. Not respecting the pronoun is a jab at anyone in the non-binary crowd, not just the individual you don't like.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
miki_sauvester 08/17/22 11:23:00 AM #6:	I just stick to he/she depending on their appearance. <cite>miki_sauvester posted [p:967370742] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>I just stick to he/she depending on their appearance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
g0ldie 08/17/22 11:24:10 AM #7:	AmericaTheBrave posted... but people (his critics) seems like you're not respecting their pronouns --- https://imgur.com/gallery/noqoWTm <cite>g0ldie posted [p:967370770] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>AmericaTheBrave posted... </cite><quote>but people (his critics)</quote>seems like you're not respecting their pronouns </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 08/17/22 11:24:44 AM #8:	...this isn't about Chris Chan? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:967370780] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>...this isn't about Chris Chan?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nativengine 08/17/22 11:25:44 AM #9:	gunplagirl posted... Yes, no matter how awful they are you need to use the correct pronouns when referring to them. --- Jive Turkey <cite>nativengine posted [p:967370790] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>gunplagirl posted... </cite><quote>Yes, no matter how awful they are you need to use the correct pronouns when referring to them.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ozarhok 08/17/22 11:25:54 AM #10:	It's fair. "Respect" is a strong word, and shouldn't be used for someone like Ezra Miller at all --- oops <cite>Ozarhok posted [p:967370796] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>It's fair. "Respect" is a strong word, and shouldn't be used for someone like Ezra Miller at all</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn 08/17/22 11:25:55 AM #11:	gunplagirl posted... Yes, no matter how awful they are you need to use the correct pronouns when referring to them. agreed --- Wake up. You have to wake up. currently a preta/hungry ghost Dai Grepher: I was wrong. My entire theory is incorrect. Zero Mission IS a remake of Metroid. <cite>nfearurspecimn posted [p:967370797] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>gunplagirl posted... </cite><quote>Yes, no matter how awful they are you need to use the correct pronouns when referring to them.</quote>agreed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/17/22 11:25:58 AM #12:	with Ezra specifically I figured it was just people not being aware or confused or something. They are literally The Flash so you expect a cishet white dude I guess. --- I'm going to develop the first semantic radar. <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:967370798] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>with Ezra specifically I figured it was just people not being aware or confused or something. They are literally The Flash so you expect a cishet white dude I guess. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 08/17/22 11:26:27 AM #13:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Fable posted... Yes. Not respecting the pronoun is a jab at anyone in the non-binary crowd, not just the individual you don't like. --- "To Republicans, life begins at conception and ends in elementary school." - GranolaPanic <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:967370807] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Fable posted... </cite><quote>Yes. Not respecting the pronoun is a jab at anyone in the non-binary crowd, not just the individual you don't like.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 08/17/22 11:27:08 AM #15:	g0ldie posted... seems like you're not respecting their pronouns OH SHIT --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:967370823] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>g0ldie posted... </cite><quote>seems like you're not respecting their pronouns</quote>OH SHIT</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/17/22 11:27:10 AM #16:	nfearurspecimn posted... wait Ezra is a she? they are non-binary --- I'm going to develop the first semantic radar. <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:967370825] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>nfearurspecimn posted... </cite><quote>wait Ezra is a she?</quote>they are non-binary</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 08/17/22 11:29:24 AM #18:	g0ldie posted... seems like you're not respecting their pronouns Genuine slip up. I wasn't trying to be cheeky. --- https://imgur.com/h74Kc6W <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:967370875] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>g0ldie posted... </cite><quote>seems like you're not respecting their pronouns</quote>Genuine slip up. I wasn't trying to be cheeky.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bsp77 08/17/22 11:29:53 AM #19:	nfearurspecimn posted... ok didnt know thanks The original post explicitly says they/them. Pretty sure you do this stuff on purpose and plead ignorance afterward --- Currently playing: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 <cite>bsp77 posted [p:967370890] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>nfearurspecimn posted... </cite><quote>ok didnt know thanks</quote>The original post explicitly says they/them. Pretty sure you do this stuff on purpose and plead ignorance afterward</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 08/17/22 11:30:19 AM #20:	is there any reason why one shouldn't respect them? or is this more a case: "and i don't respect him cause he uses strange pronouns" and it just goes in a causal loop? --- http://i.imgur.com/cUNC8DI.jpg <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:967370898] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>is there any reason why one shouldn't respect them?or is this more a case: "and i don't respect him cause he uses strange pronouns" and it just goes in a causal loop?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrAndersonWb 08/17/22 11:30:57 AM #21:	My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane. my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos. <cite>MrAndersonWb posted [p:967370911] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane.my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 08/17/22 11:35:05 AM #22:	MrAndersonWb posted... My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane. my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos. People tried new pronouns and guess who got even more ridiculous about them than 'they/them" --- I'm going to develop the first semantic radar. <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:967371008] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane.my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos.</quote>People tried new pronouns and guess who got even more ridiculous about them than 'they/them"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 08/17/22 11:35:20 AM #23:	MrAndersonWb posted... My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane. 'They' can also be singular. It was used as such in the past, and it remains so today. MrAndersonWb posted... my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. Because that is bad English. It would be "their behavior". --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) 12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached. <cite>Umbreon posted [p:967371009] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane.</quote>'They' can also be singular. It was used as such in the past, and it remains so today.MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English.</quote>Because that is bad English. It would be "their behavior".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Blightzkrieg 08/17/22 11:38:43 AM #25:	It's no different from saying you only use the n word to refer to "some" black people --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:967371085] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>It's no different from saying you only use the n word to refer to "some" black people </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 08/17/22 11:39:45 AM #26:	MrAndersonWb posted... My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane. my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos. I understand how they/them can be confusing at times, but the "singular they/them" has been a thing for centuries. --- "To Republicans, life begins at conception and ends in elementary school." - GranolaPanic <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:967371107] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane.my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos.</quote>I understand how they/them can be confusing at times, but the "singular they/them" has been a thing for centuries.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RchHomieQuanChi 08/17/22 11:40:00 AM #27:	Yes. I don't feel like you should mistreat people on the basis of gender/race/religion/etc., just because you don't personally like them --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:967371116] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Yes.I don't feel like you should mistreat people on the basis of gender/race/religion/etc., just because you don't personally like them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 08/17/22 11:40:01 AM #28:	MrAndersonWb posted... My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane. my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos. i just wanna ask, is english your first or second language? cause i remember i had trouble with that aswell at the start when a friend came out as non-binary, and i wanna see if this is just the same kind of language barrier thing as it was for me --- http://i.imgur.com/cUNC8DI.jpg <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:967371118] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane.my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos.</quote>i just wanna ask, is english your first or second language?cause i remember i had trouble with that aswell at the start when a friend came out as non-binary, and i wanna see if this is just the same kind of language barrier thing as it was for me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrAndersonWb 08/17/22 11:41:49 AM #29:	ROBANN_88 posted... i just wanna ask, is english your first or second language? cause i remember i had trouble with that aswell at the start when a friend came out as non-binary, and i wanna see if this is just the same kind of language barrier thing as it was for me first language, born and raised in Florida - a Florida man!!! Lol what is your first language ? <cite>MrAndersonWb posted [p:967371171] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>i just wanna ask, is english your first or second language?cause i remember i had trouble with that aswell at the start when a friend came out as non-binary, and i wanna see if this is just the same kind of language barrier thing as it was for me</quote>first language, born and raised in Florida - a Florida man!!! Lolwhat is your first language ?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bsp77 08/17/22 11:43:09 AM #30:	MrAndersonWb posted... why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos. "Did you just call that person a whore?" "No, I said 'throw the ball to hor'", not 'to the whore'" --- Currently playing: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 <cite>bsp77 posted [p:967371206] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos.</quote>"Did you just call that person a whore?""No, I said 'throw the ball to hor'", not 'to the whore'"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElleRagu 08/17/22 11:43:54 AM #31:	MrAndersonWb posted... My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane. my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos. "hey someone left their keys here" "yeah i have a new boss, can't wait to meet them." this is not bad english --- MARTIAL ARTS LANGUAGE COMMENCES <cite>ElleRagu posted [p:967371226] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>My only issue is why the pronoun of choice became them. Them is a plural, such as John, Jack and Jane.my brain still hurts when I read headlines like Ezra Miller apologizes for them behavior, it just sounds like bad English. why not choose a new pronoun? Like his, her, and hor or him, her and hos.</quote>"hey someone left their keys here""yeah i have a new boss, can't wait to meet them."this is not bad english</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ROBANN_88 08/17/22 11:44:01 AM #32:	MrAndersonWb posted... first language, born and raised in Florida - a Florida man!!! Lol what is your first language ? Swedish okay, so it's not just a language barrier thing --- http://i.imgur.com/cUNC8DI.jpg <cite>ROBANN_88 posted [p:967371228] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>MrAndersonWb posted... </cite><quote>first language, born and raised in Florida - a Florida man!!! Lolwhat is your first language ?</quote>Swedishokay, so it's not just a language barrier thing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokison 08/17/22 11:44:53 AM #33:	I mean, isnt it the same as name calling at that point? What's the difference between calling someone "Fuck wit" and using the wrong pronouns? Honest question. Seems to fall in the same ballpark imo. --- Word from the wise: Don't run in the shower. <cite>Lokison posted [p:967371248] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>I mean, isnt it the same as name calling at that point? What's the difference between calling someone "Fuck wit" and using the wrong pronouns?Honest question. Seems to fall in the same ballpark imo.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IronChef_Kirby 08/17/22 11:45:49 AM #34:	Blightzkrieg posted... It's no different from saying you only use the n word to refer to "some" black people Came in to say this. --- "Bro Just Let Me Karate Chop You And You Can Have As Many Skateboards As You Want" <cite>IronChef_Kirby posted [p:967371278] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite><quote>It's no different from saying you only use the n word to refer to "some" black people</quote>Came in to say this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 08/17/22 11:48:13 AM #35:	Refusing to respect some one's pronouns just because they're a bad person signals to other trans people who aren't trash that your acceptance of them is conditional. --- I'm Queen of Tomorrow baby! Remember: heat from fire, fire from heat! She/her <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:967371326] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>Refusing to respect some one's pronouns just because they're a bad person signals to other trans people who aren't trash that your acceptance of them is conditional.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlebread 08/17/22 11:49:22 AM #36:	ElatedVenusaur posted... Refusing to respect some one's pronouns just because they're a bad person signals to other trans people who aren't trash that your acceptance of them is conditional. my acceptance of all people is conditional --- http://i.imgur.com/yCW15Zn.jpg <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:967371351] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>ElatedVenusaur posted... </cite><quote>Refusing to respect some one's pronouns just because they're a bad person signals to other trans people who aren't trash that your acceptance of them is conditional.</quote>my acceptance of all people is conditional </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn 08/17/22 11:50:20 AM #37:	bsp77 posted... The original post explicitly says they/them. Pretty sure you do this stuff on purpose and plead ignorance afterward no I skimmed the first message very poorly --- Wake up. You have to wake up. currently a preta/hungry ghost Dai Grepher: I was wrong. My entire theory is incorrect. Zero Mission IS a remake of Metroid. <cite>nfearurspecimn posted [p:967371378] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>bsp77 posted... </cite><quote>The original post explicitly says they/them. Pretty sure you do this stuff on purpose and plead ignorance afterward</quote>no I skimmed the first message very poorly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jupiter 08/17/22 11:54:24 AM #38:	ROBANN_88 posted... Swedish okay, so it's not just a language barrier thing Growing up in the south of USA, it was drilled in our heads as kids that "they/them/their"is plural and a kid would be corrected anytime they used "they/them/their" to refer to a single person, so that's why it initially felt so awkward for me at first. I must have been 2nd or 3rd grade in the late 90s. I still think about it in the back of my head every time I use they/them, but I prefer to use a person's chosen pronoun either way. --- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Jupiter posted [p:967371474] in "I do... [t:80133008]...</cite> <quote>ROBANN_88 posted... </cite><quote>Swedishokay, so it's not just a language barrier thing</quote>Growing up in the south of USA, it was drilled in our heads as kids that "they/them/their"is plural and a kid would be corrected anytime they used "they/them/their" to refer to a single person, so that's why it initially felt so awkward for me at first. I must have been 2nd or 3rd grade in the late 90s. I still think about it in the back of my head every time I use they/them, but I prefer to use a person's chosen pronoun either way.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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