• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    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.

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        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.