• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    25 days ago

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

    They are gender-neutral words.

    • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      25 days ago

      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.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        25 days ago

        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.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            4
            ·
            25 days ago

            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.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                2
                ·
                25 days ago

                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.

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                    link
                    fedilink
                    arrow-up
                    2
                    ·
                    25 days ago

                    Feel free to point out an occasion when I have not used this standard in the past. My comment history is there for all to see. Unless I know someone’s gender, I try to use ‘they.’

                    Maybe don’t assume you know someone’s motivations or that they are trying to attack you next time.