So… The Party of “small government” once again banning using language that’s inclusive of all people. Disgusting…
So instead of using they like a normal person would, they have to use something like s/he throughout entire documents? How clunky and ugly that must be.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism#Umberto_Eco
Particularly relevant: 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 14.
See also: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-remembers-victims-of-nazi-persecution-of-sexual-minorities/a-64533034
It is happening now, it has happened before, it will surely happen again.
Doesn’t bother me.
fteeze peach
This bullshit again. Just because it doesn’t affect you directly doesn’t mean it’s not the right thing to do! I’ll never have kids but I support maternity/paternity leave. I’m not Muslim but I want them to not be harassed in public. I don’t have a vagina but think menstrual items should be universally available.
Yeah, I never said it was right or wrong.
Just that it didn’t affect me.
This sounds great, so they can no longer use the Bible as reasons for enacting laws as the Bible uses gender-neutral language.
A win for religious freedom.
Excellent. The sooner this stupidity ends, the better. You’re not a “they.” You’re a man or a woman and if you struggle to accept your body then you should see a therapist.
I don’t know what your gender is a a comment or, so I’m very happy to refer to you in a gender neutral way, as should be.
As an ex journalist I’ve been using a gender neutral ‘they’ to refer to hypothetical people eg: ‘the applicant should attach their passport photo’ since the 1980s. It better than the ugly ‘his/her’.
Keep in mind that yes, some non-binary people or trans folk do go to see a therapist - and the result is they come out being happy as non-binary or trans.
Really, this isn’t the most important thing in the world. It’s just courteous to refer to people im the way that they like to be referred. Courtesy is good, yes?
Did you notice that you have no problem using the gender-neutral “you” in this comment?
It’s almost like this isn’t something you actually care about, but just see as something to justify irrational hatred of people. That’s kinda weird, lady.
I think the problem is those who have issues with the words ‘he and she.’
Bro this and that has literally nothing to do with each other. “They” has been used for when you don’t know the person’s gender since the 15th century.
How long has he and she been used when you do know the person’s gender?
Oh so you just want something to be angry about. Yeah go do that somewhere else.
Uhh, what?
Looks like the people who have problems with ‘he and she’ are the ones who want something to be angry about.
Blocked. What a fucking troglodyte. YOU are a fucking idiot.
Their parents are terrorists who murder babies. They’re using their own children as shields. I would support forcible removal but I doubt terrorist sympathisers like you would.
Nazis flapping about Nazi things. Nothing of value has been lost. 🤡
Trans and nonbinary people have existed for as long as humanity has. Your perception of this “stupidity” as new is the result of people finally overcoming hundreds of years of religious programming; bigotry that has been passed down for generations as superstitious fear anyone presenting in an unfamiliar way, and people are now more willing to express themselves as they actually feel, rather than as they feel they must in order to protect themselves.
Here’s a short piece of a lecture by a Stanford professor explaining how wrong you are. https://youtu.be/8QScpDGqwsQ
Sure bro.
Ah, willful ignorance. Core tenet of conservative viewpoints in all their forms.
Lol, what?
your
clueless
Not really.
The real issue seems to be those who have problems with terms such as ‘pregnant woman.’
The real issue is people like you
Why?
I’ve found America is pretty much the only nation where ideas like these have gotten hold.
The rest of the word recognizes it for what it is and just decides to steer clear.
Not one problem in your life is the result of a person you know (or even a person you don’t know) wanting to be referred to as ‘they.’
Not one.
So enbys can just ignore any government directive, since it clearly doesn’t apply to them?
So this has nothing to do with the word they. This is TREF nonsense that by using words like pregnant person, the “patriarchy” is erasing women.
Conservatives are so fucking dumb
Reminds me of when North Carolinas own oceanic and atmospheric agency published a study on the negative effects climate change will have on their coastal towns, and what they need to do in response to that.
So their state government responded by banning the use of terms like climate change.
NASA changed its nomenclature to say human space flight (as opposed to just “manned” space flight) in the 90’s, you transphobic Christian nationalist.