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      25 days ago

      Cool. I’m still calling you ‘you’ and ‘they’ because that’s how English works.

      They are gender-neutral words.

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        That’s the correct answer. This “drag” business has to do with this individuals kink of sex with dragons, as alluded to in their bio. I’m not kink shaming, but it is bad form to force others to participate in your kink without consent, even in a nonsexual context. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure they aren’t a troll.

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          You may not want gender-neutral terms to apply to you, but they do. That’s just a simple fact.

          And it isn’t hard for me to use a gender-neutral pronoun. It’s quite easy.

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              I refer to everyone with “they” and “you” regardless of their gender because they are gender-neutral phrases. They apply to trans people and cis people equally, which is how I treat all people. Equally.

              You are not more special than everyone else on the planet whether you want to be or not.

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                  I think you expecting no one to use a non-gendered pronoun with you is a privilege you are not going to be afforded.

                  This is very simple:

                  Me: You/They
                  You: You/They
                  Elliot Page: You/They
                  Donald Trump: You/They
                  Lavene Cox: You/They

                  All 8 billion plus homo sapiens on this planet: You/They

                  Regardless of their gender.

                  You are not special. I get that you want to be special, but you aren’t.