it's wild how many people seem to have trouble (or straight up refuse) using preferred pronouns because they have imagined a person who will get very angry at them if they make an honest mistake.
I once got into an argument with a boomer who was mad that they were asked to use the singular "they" as a pronoun for someone, and they were fucking convinced that the singular "they" was some modern fad invention - despite using the fucking singular they in the same sentence multiple times.
it's wild how many people seem to have trouble (or straight up refuse) using preferred pronouns because they have imagined a person who will get very angry at them if they make an honest mistake.
The core of so much chuddery is spite in reaction to expectations of kindness.
I once got into an argument with a boomer who was mad that they were asked to use the singular "they" as a pronoun for someone, and they were fucking convinced that the singular "they" was some modern fad invention - despite using the fucking singular they in the same sentence multiple times.