yup, struggle session time

edit: no one is right, everyone is wrong :^)

edit 2: this post is actually dedicated to Amy Goodman, please stop trying to sound cool grandma

  • Grimble [he/him,they/them]
    3·
    4 years ago

    "Folx" is worse because it serves literally no purpose whatsoever, since "folks" is already gender neutral. Just more meaningless liberal newspeak

    • WetAssPossum [they/them,ey/em]
      2·
      4 years ago

      Folx was invented by queer people of color as not a gender neutral word, but a race neutral one. People of color are often excluded from queer spaces, so it's important to have this sort of language to include an extremely marginalized group of people.

      Also it makes cishet dorks mad. That alone is a massively important reason to keep it.

      • Grimble [he/him,they/them]
        ·
        4 years ago

        Could you explain how it's race neutral compared to "folks?" I've never heard that and I'm curious.

    • constantly_dabbing [none/use name]
      3·
      4 years ago

      meaningless liberal newspeak

      You're literally doing newspeak by limiting peoples thoughts and abilities to critique society by censoring words, you absolute moron