Hey chatbros, would it be the worst if I asked you guys to use gender-neutral pronouns for me? I understand people really fucking hate singular 'they' for various reasons, so if it bothers you and/or you can't reconcile that with your mental image of me, you totally don't have to and I won't be offended.
But I figure that's a thing that I do, in fact, want, so I might as well ask.
There's no harm in asking and you're awesome so I'll do whatever you like. Easy peasey.
Ed: not that I wouldn't respect pronoun choices if someone wasn't awesome. Point is, you're awesome.
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Hey chatbros, would it be the worst if I asked you guys to use gender-neutral pronouns for me? I understand people really fucking hate singular 'they' for various reasons, so if it bothers you and/or you can't reconcile that with your mental image of me, you totally don't have to and I won't be offended.
But I figure that's a thing that I do, in fact, want, so I might as well ask.
Sure!
So like, I guess dude, man, and bro are out?
Man that's gonna be hard. I'm sorry if I do that too much. I'm old and I call everybody dude, man, and bro.
n-no?
That's not at all a problem; I too call everyone dude/man/bro
the whole point here is that I'm moving away from female identifiers; dude/bro are the opposite and I am quite pleased when I can just get away with being one of the bros...
Thank goodness!
dude/man/bro are p much all I use.
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cptruggedI think it has something to do with free will.Registered Userregular
I don't really know what people would prefer with these. I consider all three to be 100% gender neutral when I say them, but I'm not sure if that comes across.
Many of my bros are women and I hope they don't see my using that word as said in any way but with affection. I may be really naive
My buddy at work thinks it's pretty funny when I call her bro. She thinks it's just ridiculous.
But I fully realize that even though they are neutral to me. They aren't neutral by their base nature. And sometimes I worry that someone may not find it endearing.
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bleh I guess I should just pack it in on this book (wangs vs the world) and just return it to the library
can you even read?
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Hey chatbros, would it be the worst if I asked you guys to use gender-neutral pronouns for me? I understand people really fucking hate singular 'they' for various reasons, so if it bothers you and/or you can't reconcile that with your mental image of me, you totally don't have to and I won't be offended.
But I figure that's a thing that I do, in fact, want, so I might as well ask.
Of course!
I am v interested in what motivates people to make this decision, though, and having met some pretty starkly different folks who prefer "they" I'm even more curious now
Hilariously, I have found that the difficulty of using it mostly manifests when the person isn't around, as singular "they" is typically used for an unidentified or non-specific person, so you get a lot of "that's what they said!" "Wait, who said?"
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JuliusCaptain of Serenityon my shipRegistered Userregular
I've been trying to use "you guys" less but it is just so handy. I could say you all but southern roots them demand I shorten that to y'all and I don't want to advertise a southern accent.
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Yo, Americans.
Why is the sex talk called "The birds and the bees"?
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Why is the sex talk called "The birds and the bees"?
have you ever seen a bird fuck a bee?
it's majestic and amazing
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
I do wish there was a better singular, gender neutral pronoun than "they." I don't mind it when referring to an unspecific or vague individual but it causes a mild mental catch when referring to a specific person.
This won't affect my ability to use it but blargh, deep seated grammatical hiccups
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I'm not ashamed to admit that for a long time I just assumed "the birds and the bees" were euphemisms for genitalia that I didn't really get because it didn't make that much sense.
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re: gender neutral...
I don't know how often I gender anyone in here. I am all folks and us and you and we and such.
Partly because unless I know and hang out with the person I generally assume I have no idea whatsoever.
But just know if for whatever reason with anyone I fuck up on this one it is deffo not out of malice or disregard to your preferences or anything else like that.
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zepherinRussian warship, go fuck yourselfRegistered Userregular
Hey chatbros, would it be the worst if I asked you guys to use gender-neutral pronouns for me? I understand people really fucking hate singular 'they' for various reasons, so if it bothers you and/or you can't reconcile that with your mental image of me, you totally don't have to and I won't be offended.
But I figure that's a thing that I do, in fact, want, so I might as well ask.
Singular "they" has historical precedent going back hundreds and hundreds of years. And it's certainly better than all the Rick and Morty sounding invented pronouns. People have to get over that particular grammatical hang up.
Also I will try but since you're the only person I know requesting this, there is a good chance I'll fuck it up. I'll get there eventually.
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cptruggedI think it has something to do with free will.Registered Userregular
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So Woah, another thing that happened this weekend was that I had multiple people tell me that I was not an unattractive man. And like not people I was going out with or my ma. This was very surreal for me. I go 40 years with only 2 people every telling me I wasn't unattractive and suddenly this year. Like more than just the woman I'm dating.
Weird. But like.. kind of confidence building, I won't lie.
Hey chatbros, would it be the worst if I asked you guys to use gender-neutral pronouns for me? I understand people really fucking hate singular 'they' for various reasons, so if it bothers you and/or you can't reconcile that with your mental image of me, you totally don't have to and I won't be offended.
But I figure that's a thing that I do, in fact, want, so I might as well ask.
Of course!
I am v interested in what motivates people to make this decision, though, and having met some pretty starkly different folks who prefer "they" I'm even more curious now
Hilariously, I have found that the difficulty of using it mostly manifests when the person isn't around, as singular "they" is typically used for an unidentified or non-specific person, so you get a lot of "that's what they said!" "Wait, who said?"
I can't provide the full justification at the moment; need to work some stuff out first.
But basically, I think it adequately reflects the reality of how I look and where I'm at mentally?
Plus I super-hate being female so if I can impose my will on reality a little bit and make that slightly less so just by word choice, even only in certain spaces, I mean...why not, right? (Except for the fact that it's so very millennial, and awkward to get used to).
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
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There's no harm in asking and you're awesome so I'll do whatever you like. Easy peasey.
Ed: not that I wouldn't respect pronoun choices if someone wasn't awesome. Point is, you're awesome.
Thank goodness!
dude/man/bro are p much all I use.
My buddy at work thinks it's pretty funny when I call her bro. She thinks it's just ridiculous.
But I fully realize that even though they are neutral to me. They aren't neutral by their base nature. And sometimes I worry that someone may not find it endearing.
Speaking of lying...
can you even read?
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Of course!
I am v interested in what motivates people to make this decision, though, and having met some pretty starkly different folks who prefer "they" I'm even more curious now
Hilariously, I have found that the difficulty of using it mostly manifests when the person isn't around, as singular "they" is typically used for an unidentified or non-specific person, so you get a lot of "that's what they said!" "Wait, who said?"
ok that's a reach. :P
(but maybe also because the real pronunciation doesn't really line up. )
Why is the sex talk called "The birds and the bees"?
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I hope my cats can operate a fire extinguisher.
Well bees are constantly spreading plant semen everywhere
And birds fuck, I guess? I dunno.
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Because nature but not immoral nature
Yeah, you'd think it would be "The rabbits and the dolphins"
have you ever seen a bird fuck a bee?
it's majestic and amazing
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
This won't affect my ability to use it but blargh, deep seated grammatical hiccups
I have yet to see birds get married in the eyes of god.
And don't get me started on that shameful display of cross species vulgarity that is bees and flowers.
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I can noyl assume your manga shelf is about 34% of your home. So it's too late
ffff
Ok, writing that out maybe I am a little ashamed.
I have that dvd
Prude
Isn't that a myth though? I dunno birds are creepy.
i'm just really confused here.
My parents gave me the "penises and vaginas" talk early on and then i got comprehensive sex ed.......
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I don't know how often I gender anyone in here. I am all folks and us and you and we and such.
Partly because unless I know and hang out with the person I generally assume I have no idea whatsoever.
But just know if for whatever reason with anyone I fuck up on this one it is deffo not out of malice or disregard to your preferences or anything else like that.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Singular "they" has historical precedent going back hundreds and hundreds of years. And it's certainly better than all the Rick and Morty sounding invented pronouns. People have to get over that particular grammatical hang up.
Also I will try but since you're the only person I know requesting this, there is a good chance I'll fuck it up. I'll get there eventually.
(also, I guess vague spoilers (Nier Automata))
Weird. But like.. kind of confidence building, I won't lie.
Hummingbirds are very popular with bees
Motion of the ocean, etc
I can't provide the full justification at the moment; need to work some stuff out first.
But basically, I think it adequately reflects the reality of how I look and where I'm at mentally?
Plus I super-hate being female so if I can impose my will on reality a little bit and make that slightly less so just by word choice, even only in certain spaces, I mean...why not, right? (Except for the fact that it's so very millennial, and awkward to get used to).
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