What's up with all the "pronoun" stuff?

[RCMerchant]

I gots a blog on Tumblr- and lotsa the young folks use things like "He/Him" or " She/ He/ Them" to describe theirselves. Huh?  Why? What's "them"? That's the word that freaks me out. Giant ants? I mean- I dunno. I must be stupid.

[Allhallowsday]

For the undesignated gender, "proper" English would be "he" or "him", which is out of fashion.  But, many times we may all use the plural pronoun of "they" or "them" with again the concept of no definition. 

I think it's okay but I am happy as a man and never wanted to be the other sex.  I do not understand it, but who are any of us to judge? 

[RCMerchant]

It doesn't bug me, I just didn't understand why they feel the need to tell me. I mean, I can usually figure it out myself. And I could care less either way. I judge people by their thoughts. Not their sexual prefernces.
This shmuck in Florida- DeSantis. He's the next Trump. I don't think either will win the nomination in 2024.
I hope not, at least. 

[lester1/2jr]

its a passing trend

[ER]

It's a flaw in our beautiful language that no one has come up with a non-gender specific singular pronoun. To say they or them when referring to one person is not only atrocious grammar but inefficient and frequently confusing, and one more reason my regard for society continues to dim.

[ralfy]

https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/

[Trevor]

What's "them"? That's the word that freaks me out. Giant ants?

 

I once joined a board where putting your chosen pronouns was a must so I put ZOMBIE/WAS PEOPLE as pronouns: didn't go over well. 

[ER]

Sometime soon something immense is going to happen in the world---major war, nuclear terrorism, a graver pandemic---and teach people how silly all this word-policing they thought important really was. Such soft times we live in for inanities like this to feel important, and so many more significant issues with which to concern oneself. It's like the poor rich fools at Versailles just before the Revolution, playing their serious little games before the mob got to the gate.

[Allhallowsday]

Sometime soon something immense is going to happen in the world---major war, nuclear terrorism, a graver pandemic---and teach people how silly all this word-policing they thought important really was. Such soft times we live in for inanities like this to feel important, and so many more significant issues with which to concern oneself. It's like the poor rich fools at Versailles just before the Revolution, playing their serious little games before the mob got to the gate.

ER, I hope you are wrong.  Our world is terrifying, violent, cruel.  Perhaps more reason to be considerate, polite and kind.  Just plain good manners seem such a small demand.  We are not living in soft times.  We are living in cynical times. 

[LilCerberus]

[retrorussell]

Agreed.

Even at work employees have the option to post pronouns under their username.  I was hoping to make my own custom pronouns, like "steak and cheese sandwich" or "T-Rex" or "electric guitar", but only the usual he/she/they/them/etc. were available.

[ER]

Sometime soon something immense is going to happen in the world---major war, nuclear terrorism, a graver pandemic---and teach people how silly all this word-policing they thought important really was. Such soft times we live in for inanities like this to feel important, and so many more significant issues with which to concern oneself. It's like the poor rich fools at Versailles just before the Revolution, playing their serious little games before the mob got to the gate.

ER, I hope you are wrong.  Our world is terrifying, violent, cruel.  Perhaps more reason to be considerate, polite and kind.  Just plain good manners seem such a small demand.  We are not living in soft times.  We are living in cynical times. 

I think the matter comes down to common courtesy, which everyone deserves, versus an expectation of privilege, which no one does.

As a courtesy I try not to tell others how to live, and it's nice when others return the courtesy.

[Allhallowsday]

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I think the matter comes down to common courtesy, which everyone deserves, versus an expectation of privilege, which no one does.

As a courtesy I try not to tell others how to live, and it's nice when others return the courtesy.

Huh?  Who cares really about how a person wishes to be addressed?  A request for courtesy is not an expectation of privilege.  Dude.

[RCMerchant]

Dam, no one is trying to blow s**t in your face. Just don't listen, if it bugs you. Simple as that.

[ER]

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I think the matter comes down to common courtesy, which everyone deserves, versus an expectation of privilege, which no one does.

As a courtesy I try not to tell others how to live, and it's nice when others return the courtesy.

Huh?  Who cares really about how a person wishes to be addressed?  A request for courtesy is not an expectation of privilege.  Dude.

No, I was talking with two young members of the alphabet community last night at my daughter's party and privilege is the word they used and said there's a strong feeling that some --

You know what, who gives two shakes?