West Virginia University: Calling Someone The ‘Wrong’ Prounoun Is A Title IX Violation
Your handy guide on 'How to use Gender-Neutral Pronouns'
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Being 'politically correct' & being polite don't have to go hand in hand, and
if you drop one for the other, you too can conform without resorting to
gibberish.
If the person you are referring to is present, refer to them as 'you,' as in
"Hey You!.....Yeah, YOU! Get off my Lawn!!!"
If the person you are referring to is not present, refer to them as 'it,' as in
"It wants a third helping of my foot to it's ****."
Problem solved.
if you drop one for the other, you too can conform without resorting to
gibberish.
If the person you are referring to is present, refer to them as 'you,' as in
"Hey You!.....Yeah, YOU! Get off my Lawn!!!"
If the person you are referring to is not present, refer to them as 'it,' as in
"It wants a third helping of my foot to it's ****."
Problem solved.
it gets better fellow babies:
But I Am Not Androgynous.
Progressive she-person Silpa Kovvali insists that gendered pronouns are an “outdated linguistic tic” and must be abolished:
Readers may wish to think back to any recent discussion involving spouses, siblings, parents or children – anyone you know well – and then try repeating that conversation stripped of gender identifiers. Said out loud by actual people, about people we know, gender-neutral language tends to sound contrived and its connotations are unlikely to be flattering. And then imagine the effect of this modish neutering on popular culture - say, the quasi-pornographic romance novel: “They looked at them lustfully and reached for their buttons.” It would, I fear, be hard to keep track of the various theys involved. And a great literary genre would be rendered incomprehensible. And much as I hate to be a bother, my “preferred pronouns” are masculine. Like almost all human beings, I am not alienated from my sex in psychologically hazardous ways. I am not of indeterminate gender. I am not a they.
High Maintenance.
Tiffanie Drayton wants the world to know that her freeloading is political and not at all opportunist:
Yes, relying on a man to pay the bill, every time, is proof of Ms Drayton’s emancipation and empowerment as a thinking, hardworking, autonomous black woman. It’s how she fights for the right to claim her independence. It’s also reparation for collective male sin. You see, by paying for everything she wants, whenever she wants it, your money is simply being “returned to the women from which [sic] it was displaced in the very first place.” And so the proudly feminist author “completely rejects the premise” that “I have to pay my own way.”
There’s plenty more to poke at in the greatest hits. And tickling the tip jar is what keeps this place afloat.
But I Am Not Androgynous.
Progressive she-person Silpa Kovvali insists that gendered pronouns are an “outdated linguistic tic” and must be abolished:
Readers may wish to think back to any recent discussion involving spouses, siblings, parents or children – anyone you know well – and then try repeating that conversation stripped of gender identifiers. Said out loud by actual people, about people we know, gender-neutral language tends to sound contrived and its connotations are unlikely to be flattering. And then imagine the effect of this modish neutering on popular culture - say, the quasi-pornographic romance novel: “They looked at them lustfully and reached for their buttons.” It would, I fear, be hard to keep track of the various theys involved. And a great literary genre would be rendered incomprehensible. And much as I hate to be a bother, my “preferred pronouns” are masculine. Like almost all human beings, I am not alienated from my sex in psychologically hazardous ways. I am not of indeterminate gender. I am not a they.
High Maintenance.
Tiffanie Drayton wants the world to know that her freeloading is political and not at all opportunist:
Yes, relying on a man to pay the bill, every time, is proof of Ms Drayton’s emancipation and empowerment as a thinking, hardworking, autonomous black woman. It’s how she fights for the right to claim her independence. It’s also reparation for collective male sin. You see, by paying for everything she wants, whenever she wants it, your money is simply being “returned to the women from which [sic] it was displaced in the very first place.” And so the proudly feminist author “completely rejects the premise” that “I have to pay my own way.”
There’s plenty more to poke at in the greatest hits. And tickling the tip jar is what keeps this place afloat.
Less than a generation of this perversion and language is dead.
That's not it. It's taught communication breakdown. Locs article mentions the literary difficulty. It is neutralizing like DanBones says. You can't get far in neutral.
Slave education.
Old people won't be able to read and young people take premature advantage. Sounds like a banker plan to me.
That's not it. It's taught communication breakdown. Locs article mentions the literary difficulty. It is neutralizing like DanBones says. You can't get far in neutral.
Slave education.
Old people won't be able to read and young people take premature advantage. Sounds like a banker plan to me.
Yes but that is old speak. You must learn the new ways and intigrate into the Great Advancement of mankind. This will end all war and poverty and disease and the sky will be sunny all day.
yes but that is old speak. You must learn the new ways and intigrate into the great advancement of mankind. This will end all war and poverty and disease and the sky will be sunny all day.your gender means nothing to me but if you need a sanitary napkin i have one in my murse.
fify.
I can see you're uncomfortable with the new ways. I'll just move away out of your space. I like your mustach.
I can see you're uncomfortable with the new ways. I'll just move away out of your space. I like your mustach.
FYI. I don't shave my balls either. <3
Some friends have a daughter who now claims to be "gender-fluid". I have explained to her that she has always been and will always be Zoe to me. It's not an attack or disrespect or a criminal offense, it's just old-fashioned me being me. I don't tell her how to dress or act or who to be friends with etc and wish her all the happiness she can find but after 20 years of her being a girl to me that is how she will remain no matter what.
R2D2 and C3PO on a date. It invited it to walk along the river pathway under the stars. It's all it from now on. No more he, she her, hers and his eh.
Actually the 'bots' are consistantly referred to as "he" in all the films....please don't impose this crap on innocent, male-identifying droids. They haven't done anything to deserve this. :lol: