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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2016, 05:31:41 PM »
Quote from: Hubert, Esq. on May 23, 2016, 03:13:06 PM
Gender neutral pronouns are a necessity that we have too long ignored.  My understanding is that most languages have these.  I can't tell you how fucking sick and tired I am of writing "he or she" in legal documents.

You may refer to me as "the entity known as Icequeen" in your will. ;)

I agree we need something neutral, just not 6-10 somethings. I have enough problems remembering a persons first and last name, let alone whether they prefer Mr., Miss, Mrs, Ms, Ze, or Hir.

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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #31 on: May 28, 2016, 01:58:12 PM »
Quote from: Icequeen on May 27, 2016, 05:31:41 PM
Quote from: Hubert, Esq. on May 23, 2016, 03:13:06 PM
Gender neutral pronouns are a necessity that we have too long ignored.  My understanding is that most languages have these.  I can't tell you how fucking sick and tired I am of writing "he or she" in legal documents.

You may refer to me as "the entity known as Icequeen" in your will. ;)

I agree we need something neutral, just not 6-10 somethings. I have enough problems remembering a persons first and last name, let alone whether they prefer Mr., Miss, Mrs, Ms, Ze, or Hir.

Good luck trying to get anyone to agree on what though :-\
I have a real hard time with names also and a lot of times avoid the issue by avoiding names  using 'hey you'  :green: 
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #32 on: May 28, 2016, 03:17:23 PM »
Also, I hate the PC aspect of it. I have no problems understanding that some people would prefer another pronouns than what biology assigned to them, but huge problems with the PC people who want to enforce them.
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #33 on: May 28, 2016, 06:59:05 PM »
Quote from: odeon on May 28, 2016, 03:17:23 PM
Also, I hate the PC aspect of it. I have no problems understanding that some people would prefer another pronouns than what biology assigned to them, but huge problems with the PC people who want to enforce them.

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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #34 on: May 30, 2016, 12:15:26 PM »
Quote from: odeon on May 27, 2016, 04:13:30 PM
And you do?

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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #35 on: May 30, 2016, 03:06:30 PM »
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #36 on: May 30, 2016, 04:01:21 PM »
Quote from: odeon on May 30, 2016, 03:06:30 PM
Quote from: benjimanbreeg on May 30, 2016, 12:15:26 PM
Quote from: odeon on May 27, 2016, 04:13:30 PM
And you do?

No, I care about people.

How very liberal of you.

Yeah i'd say I am liberal in the real sense of the word. 
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #37 on: May 30, 2016, 09:13:38 PM »
Quote from: Icequeen on May 27, 2016, 05:31:41 PM
Quote from: Hubert, Esq. on May 23, 2016, 03:13:06 PM
Gender neutral pronouns are a necessity that we have too long ignored.  My understanding is that most languages have these.  I can't tell you how fucking sick and tired I am of writing "he or she" in legal documents.

You may refer to me as "the entity known as Icequeen" in your will. ;)

I agree we need something neutral, just not 6-10 somethings. I have enough problems remembering a persons first and last name, let alone whether they prefer Mr., Miss, Mrs, Ms, Ze, or Hir.

Remember a few years back when "hu" was being pushed as the answer to this gender nuetral pronoun dilemma?

http://www.hupronoun.org/


http://www.emory.edu/INTELNET/lex_grammar.html
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #38 on: May 31, 2016, 02:36:06 PM »
That would have been fun. "Who are you talking about?" "Hu." "Who?" "Hu." "Just stop it already."
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #39 on: May 31, 2016, 04:14:19 PM »
Quote from: odeon on May 31, 2016, 02:36:06 PM
That would have been fun. "Who are you talking about?" "Hu." "Who?" "Hu." "Just stop it already."
Actually removed a post about Hu being messy in language like Hir, but looked it up and Hu is pronounced like Hue, not who, so maybe not as messy after all. The Z sound is the better and could be used for all.
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #40 on: June 01, 2016, 01:58:48 PM »
Hu would be hilarious. They should use it.
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #41 on: June 01, 2016, 05:07:25 PM »
Jack refuses to say hir or hu. :M
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #42 on: June 02, 2016, 05:32:40 PM »
It should be fine regardless. :M
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #43 on: June 03, 2016, 04:52:08 AM »
  My hair has a bluish Hu that the hairdresser will be correcting.  :autism:
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Re: $250k fine for not using gender neutral pronouns.
« Reply #44 on: June 03, 2016, 08:43:09 AM »
The South has had the solution for years.  YA'LL.
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