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Imagine being so insecure that you can’t politely correct someone in the rare case they mix up a pronoun for someone.


Alternatively, imagine demanding that everyone champion and perpetuate systems of thought and speech that support delusion and undermine real mental wellbeing.


Singular they is linguistically better than "he or she".

Banning Karen (and most of these lists) is a ridiculous demand, I think this one instance is the place where politicization is preventing people from considering the benefits. It makes language a lot smoother independently of non-binary uses.


I don't refuse to use "they". I refuse to make "they" the default pronoun for referring to other people.


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Imagine conflating using the pronoun 'they' as a gender neutral term has any link to communism or their atrocities. Ironically, the current rightwing US party has much more in common with Stalin/Putin than someone who doesnt want to assume someone's gender.

But you can't expect an honest interpretation of history and current events from someone like you




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