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TalkTV is a Right Wing TV channel and Julia Hartley-Brewer is notoriously outspoken on these issues
originally posted by: UpIsNowDown2
Did they?, do you have any details of when, where or who?
originally posted by: UpIsNowDown2
why anyone would devote so much of their life though on such nonsense when he had a wife and child is beyond me
originally posted by: Mantiss2021
a reply to: Consvoli
Refusing to use someone's preferred pronouns is every bit as rude as refusing to use a person's given name.
Perhaps even more so, since, for most people, their name is "bestowed" upon them by others (parents/guardians/tribe), whereas one's gender identity, especially if that identity is not the one "assigned" at birth, is even more personal, as it is intrinsic to how that person experiences themselves.
I do not understand how being openly rude to each other is somehow to be conflated with "anti-woke"-ness, and therefore some great boon for common sense and community.
originally posted by: fringeofthefringe
TalkTV is a Right Wing TV channel and Julia Hartley-Brewer is notoriously outspoken on these issues
a reply to: gortex
Those evil nasty right wingers, to think referring to a women as she/her....the gall. What's next referring to a man as him/he. Just unbelievable. What should we do?
The horror. Its just not right.
Sorry, I couldn't resist...nevermind....carry on.
originally posted by: Mahogani
I really don't get why this is such a big deal to people. The only way this can possibly bother anyone is if they harbor hatred for a group of people.
Like, if I want to be called Roger, people will call me Roger, even if that is not my real name. Who cares? That's what I want to be called.
The only time any of this matters is when it is time for sexual intimacy. At that time a transgender person has a moral and an ethical obligation to notify their potential partner that they are trans. If they don't and the other person is surprised, they can file lawsuits for emotional distress and what not.
It literally only matters when you're about to reach for it. Other than that, I'll call anyone whatever they want to be called. You want me to call you Jennifer? Sure, I'll call you Jennifer... it has nothing to do with me. Have a great life.
originally posted by: KrustyKrab
One thing I’ve noticed about society nowadays is
that certain groups have taken the liberty to redefine the dictionary, science, etc…
and think everyone has to just play along with it and normalize whatever
originally posted by: KrustyKrab
originally posted by: Mahogani
I really don't get why this is such a big deal to people. The only way this can possibly bother anyone is if they harbor hatred for a group of people.
Like, if I want to be called Roger, people will call me Roger, even if that is not my real name. Who cares? That's what I want to be called.
The only time any of this matters is when it is time for sexual intimacy. At that time a transgender person has a moral and an ethical obligation to notify their potential partner that they are trans. If they don't and the other person is surprised, they can file lawsuits for emotional distress and what not.
It literally only matters when you're about to reach for it. Other than that, I'll call anyone whatever they want to be called. You want me to call you Jennifer? Sure, I'll call you Jennifer... it has nothing to do with me. Have a great life.
I have no problem calling a guy a girls name, if that’s what they want to be called but don’t expect me to look at a dude and call him a women because he thinks he’s a women. At that point you’re asking me to compromise my honesty with myself and my integrity. Nope, not going there, don’t ask.
'It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well. It isn't only the synonyms; there are also the antonyms.
After all, what justification is there for a word which is simply the opposite of some other words? A word contains its opposite in itself. Take ‘good,’ for instance. If you have a word like ‘good,’ what need is there for a word like ‘bad’?
originally posted by: Halfswede
Not only is it incorrect, . .
From as early as the 14th century to the modern era, singular they/them pronouns have signified a gender-neutral identity that defies gender stereotyping.
The commonly used nonbinary pronoun, singular “they,” could likely be the English language’s oldest gender-neutral pronoun. With constant references throughout history, literature and spoken English, the use of they/them pronouns is far from new.