Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzBanned from community to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 year agoDrag didn't do that...lemmy.nzexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down14
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkDrag didn't do that...lemmy.nzDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzBanned from community to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squarezagaberoo@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI totally get respecting specific pronouns, no confusion there. I don’t see how the scenario presented in OP is different from wanting to be referred to in the third person.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAh! Effectively none. Which does bring up an unusual case: how should drag be referred to as part of a group? They and drag? Or would just they suffice?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzBanned from communityOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThey. It’s the same as if you refer to a group of people with a man in it. The “he” is discarded. Drag doesn’t use plural independent pronouns.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoOkay but why not use the already gender-free pronouns I and you? That’s got nothing to do with being trans, does it?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzBanned from communityOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDon’t want to.
I totally get respecting specific pronouns, no confusion there.
I don’t see how the scenario presented in OP is different from wanting to be referred to in the third person.
Ah! Effectively none.
Which does bring up an unusual case: how should drag be referred to as part of a group? They and drag? Or would just they suffice?
They. It’s the same as if you refer to a group of people with a man in it. The “he” is discarded. Drag doesn’t use plural independent pronouns.
Okay but why not use the already gender-free pronouns I and you? That’s got nothing to do with being trans, does it?
Don’t want to.