Society/Culture Do you understand and accept the importance of neopronouns?

[the_interloper]

Well I just found out about something called neopronouns, this may take some time to get my head around

A Guide to Neopronouns (Published 2021)

Are you a person, place or thing? We have good news.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Chief]

If you haven't heard about them for two years or more, I doubt you're going to need them.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

If you haven't heard about them for two years or more, I doubt you're going to need them.

I vartch drenga.

 

[the_interloper]

If you haven't heard about them for two years or more, I doubt you're going to need them.

Are you saying it's just a fad?

 

[Chief]

Are you saying it's just a fad?

Your FACE is a fad!

 

[Gralin]

Well there you go

What are pronouns?? — TransHub

www.transhub.org.au

ey, em, eir has been around for 48 years

 

[Chief]

Well there you go

What are pronouns?? — TransHub

www.transhub.org.au

ey, em, eir has been around for 48 years

Just a fad.

 

[ShanDog]

Just a fad.

You know what else started in the 1970s? Wearing socks with your thongs.

Probably.

 

[Chief]

You know what else started in the 1970s? Wearing socks with your thongs.

Probably.

Some of these "oh wow lookit gender stuff!" articles are akin to a journo announcing news from the writings Pliny the Elder.

"Ashes of burnt shells of the murex or purple are used as a liniment, with honey, for ulcerations of the head! Andrew Bolt pronounces this to be deviltry!"

 

[kranky al]

I self-identify as excellent, so you should all address me as "your excellency".

Yeth your royal ath-holineth

 

[kranky al]

You know what else started in the 1970s? Wearing socks with your thongs.

Probably.

Nowt wrong with socks and thongs

 

[mr bagcroft]

dont care

 

[Engimal v3]

If you haven't heard about them for two years or more, I doubt you're going to need them.

Settle down Jordan

 

[Better Loosen Up]

In a description yes, in a conversation, not sure. Say I’m talking to a cat person, how do I work “cat self “ into the convo? See, I’m not sure “pronouns” would come up, unless they were the topic of the conversation.

Moggie hurt catself when she slipped and fell on the ground.

Of course, the person you're talking to would look at you like you are a completely disturbed individual, but hey, that's where we're at these days.