That's true. It does feel a little strange to have to refer to someone's gender any time you want to refer to them in a sentence. Although conversely for both cis and trans folk alike it's gender affirming for them. It just comes down to language though. It probably seems 100% fine to have genderless pronouns in languages that don't have them.
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henry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3y
I honest to god think this is a defect of the English language. There should be a singular gender neutral pronoun.
AlexTheTurtle@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3y
There shouldn't be any gendered pronouns at all. Many languages do just fine without them.
henry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 3y
That's true. It does feel a little strange to have to refer to someone's gender any time you want to refer to them in a sentence. Although conversely for both cis and trans folk alike it's gender affirming for them. It just comes down to language though. It probably seems 100% fine to have genderless pronouns in languages that don't have them.
100beep@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 3y
I mean, we have "it" but that doesn't really work...
henry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Lol yeah except that by very nature is dehumanizing (fun in certain situations hahahahaha average 196 bottom moment 🥺🥺🥺)
100beep@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 3y
Not exactly for everyday use.
NinjaFox@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 3y
It is it you're not a coward/s
mounderfod@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 3y
henry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 3y
English is a mismatched hodgepodge of a language.