We didn’t know this was a national problem, but apparently it is. We really haven’t had anyone tell us their preferred pronouns, with the exception of International Pronouns Day, when people held up signs with their preferred pronouns, and when Democratic candidates like Julián Castro and Elizabeth Warren added their pronouns to their Twitter bios.
For us at Twitchy, we mostly look to see if there are preferred pronouns in a tweeter’s bio so we know if it’s a parody account or not.
The Washington Post is stepping up and asking that people stop making jokes about gender pronouns when people tell you theirs. We wouldn’t even know what joke to make — if you want to be called they, we’ll do our best.
So what jokes are people making that are so hurtful?
In these contexts, there is no need to be cute or funny; don’t say your pronouns are “princess” and “in charge.” You may get a laugh, but is the cost — the alienation, discomfort or frustration of vulnerable people — worth it? A cisgender person who claims that their pronouns are “dance mom” and “brat” is suggesting that they are not interested in how fraught this matter can be for trans and non-binary people.
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"suggesting that they are not interested in how fraught this matter can be for trans and non-binary people"
ReplyDeleteNail on the head. Stop article there. "We do not care" said sporty bear dad to sissy pants penis toting drag queen.
Bwahahahahaha
DeleteLove it!
DeleteNO!
ReplyDeleteHim, her, he, she, mr, mrs, miss works for me. If someone wants to be called something else, what if we all agree on ‘IT’ !!!
ReplyDeleteI read an article one time by a person who wanted to be identified as "them" or "they." It was really hard to read an article in the first person that kept saying, "them or they."
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read "they" I thought "who else was there?" Then I would realize the pronoun was singular in this particular article. I gave up before I was finished reading simply because it is hard to comprehend when you have lived your entire life using "he/him or she/her." They always constituted plural.
I also just didn't understand why would you want to be referred to as they or them. Why not at least pick a singular word.
Washington Compost can stuff it.
ReplyDeleteI just call them all Freaks!
ReplyDeleteSick Pieces of CRAP! They rule the world and use that platform for their crimes.
ReplyDeleteThe right thing to do is to get these "people" mental help.
ReplyDeleteI call them severely sick individuals.
ReplyDeleteWaPo has always been intelligence
ReplyDeleteThis is a Psyop
Didn't New York pass a law that they could fine someone for not using the "correct pronoun?" I seem to remember the fine being way up in the thousands of dollars.
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