Arguing with some hogs about it and not sure where I stand. Feel like it's a noble goal that should happen some day, but personally, if I had a kid I wouldn't do it because I'd fear they'd get bullied for it. Thoughts?

  • maverick [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I could imagine they/them pronouns being confusing for a child tbh. Like I use they/them but I don't think they're particularly good pronouns because it's easy to confuse them for just referring to multiple people. And of course, I don't know if replacing the rigid gender binary with no gender at all is any better for their development, especially when they would definitely be bullied mercilessly by both other kids and adults.

    • GrandAyatollaLenin [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I don’t think they’re particularly good pronouns because it’s easy to confuse them for just referring to multiple people

      The end state of the Cultural Revolution is We/They/Them/Their as mandatory singular pronouns.

    • EthicalHumanMeat [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Kids use they in the singular all the time and plenty of languages do just fine without pronouns at all. They're not gonna be any more confused than usual.