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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

[x] Doubt

Even if you disagree, using a pronoun is just polite. She'd have to go out of her way to do this.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He'd have to go out of his way to do this.

Start misgendering him and see how frustrated he gets.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can't not use pronouns. It's about using the correct ones. Why do some people think pronouns are new? "You" is a pronoun, for example. It has nothing to do with gender.

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

Not sure why you assume this? I never made the claim

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

Even if you disagree, using a pronoun is just polite.

It may have just been a typo, but I'm seen far too many people who think pronouns are a modern invention that has to do with gender identity. Sorry if it was just a mistake.

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

It's not a typo, I just lazily wrote the comment like I'd speak.