honestly gircel and halimede are like the only twitter accounts im sad to not be able to read.

ID: A screenshot of a twitter post, by faith (@girlcel_)

woke Batman: that's the difference between you and me, kid; I have a code - i NEVER misgender my enemies, that'd make me as bad as them. it ain't right

Transfem Nightwing: you called me bro 2 hours ago

woke Batman:[yelling] bro is Gender Neutral dude, you fucking Words Fascist

  • JohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]
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    9 months ago

    There is some masculine default sneaking in there some of the time in how we got here, but it's also distinct from languages where you gender-conjugate even if there's only one man in a group of mostly women because you'll hear "hey guys" etc addressing zero men.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      9 months ago

      Oh yeah no doubt the reason some of those terms are “gender neutral” is because it’s originally for males. Similarly to how male marketed clothing is acceptable for females to wear - like almost nobody bats an eye - thus it becomes largely “gender neutral.” But then the opposite makes reactionaries foam at the mouth.