Preferred pronouns

[i-bert]

Anyone else just hear Jeremy Vine use the wrong pronoun for the lesbian caller with the very deep voice?

The silence was deafening

 

[dowie]

This could have all been resolved by just picking one gender-less pronoun to use for everyone.

Already exists: they/them

Non-binary people actively use it and everyone uses it in the singular when the gender of the person is unknown:

"Ah that driver in front is a lunatic, WTF are they doing"

Some trans people hate it though, you could refer to everyone as they/them as it is universal but some transwomen specifically want you to say she/her and believe it's a microaggression not to, ditto to people with the weird neopronouns. Though in most cases you're only using pronouns when talking about someone so they won't know anyway lol.

 

[dowie]

Anyone else just hear Jeremy Vine use the wrong pronoun for the lesbian caller with the very deep voice?

The silence was deafening

"Lesbians" with deep voices are a growing population these days, it's not an unreasonable mistake to make over a phonecall.

 

[i-bert]

"Lesbians" with deep voices are a growing population these days, it's not an unreasonable mistake to make over a phonecall.

It wouldn't have been if Jeremy hadn't just had a conversation with it first, and then said it.

 

[silversurfer]

want you to say she/her and believe it's a microaggression not to

A good compromise just use their name, their chosen name is fine by me

Arguing over this stuff is such a waste of time, I dont mind whatever so long as I can be liquid Lava. If its all too serious for that then screw it Im not playing the game