However this topic seems daft. Trans people I know are happy with the pronoun "they" instead of he/she. I know someone who recently asked people to start referring to them (her) in this fashion. I don't think I agree but we don't need a new word either way.
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Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
I don't know what trans students do for toilets in 400 year old buildings. Pronouns seem to be the least of their worries.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostMarkyMark can tell you stories about them.
Gives new meaning to a fist full of Yen.
Last edited by MrMarkyMark; 12 December 2016, 15:28.The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Read an article by a transvestite, who said transvestites are about blurring sexual identity. Trans are about fixing it. Frankly, I find this insistence on "self-identification" a bit precious and self-indulgent.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Fortunately, my left big toe is the only part of me with gender issues.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI don't know what trans students do for toilets in 400 year old buildings. Pronouns seem to be the least of their worries.
Disabled toilets btw are for more than those whose with visible and non-visible disabilities. For example they are useful if you need to take prescription medication in space."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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We already have what is effectively a gender-neutral pronoun: they.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_theyComment
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostWe already have what is effectively a gender-neutral pronoun: they.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
What is needed is a singular gender neutral pronoun."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostUse the disabled ones?
Disabled toilets btw are for more than those whose with visible and non-visible disabilities.
For example they are useful if you need to take prescription medication in space.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post"They" is plural.
What is needed is a singular gender neutral pronoun.
eg. "Did it turn up for the interview"Last edited by BlasterBates; 12 December 2016, 16:40.I'm alright JackComment
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