Solving the Pronoun Problem
"I propose that simple solution, a small change in language that will save print, be totally non-sexist, allow gender-free descriptions, and finally, as a bonus, express our solidarity with our technology and other things we love. Let’s just throw away he and she, and replace them with it. That’s right. It."
[psychologytoday.com]
I'm not terribly attached to pronouns, I'm perfectly fine with "it."
Oh looky a handy way to "other" all human beings at once! I think we're dehumanized enough already, thanks.
People don't really know what someone's birth gender is anyway..someone dressed as a female could have been born male, and someone in androgynous clothing could be either gender, or even nonbinary.
I resemble a normal female but am nonbinary, as is my daughter. Before I started taking derris scandens, which takes away dysphoria and blends my gender modes, for some reason, someone using a female pronoun for me incited blind rage..I wanted to punch them. I had to constantly suppress it, not understanding why it was happening.
I didn't know I was a partial transmale until 2014, but the feeling of outrage happened anyway.
I don't see pronouns as a problem, people have names. Use those.
Hmmm. I'm not convinced. Who wants to be an 'it'.
Is this borne of the anti trans movement?
"It puts the lotion in the basket..."
Just no.
They/their/them may offend those who get uptight about singular and plural, but it makes far more sense as a gender neutral catch-all.