▲ 834 ▼ The clues were right in front of us. (media.piefed.world) submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) 'My' is neutrally ungendered. You can't misgender someone by not stating their gender. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Very well, I edited it to say "degender" rather than "misgender", but "degender" is a very niche word and I worry that you've made My comment less clear for the sake of pointless semantics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I meant that using either non-gendered or gender-neutral pronouns should be fine and not considered as misgendering or degendering the user. Deliberately misgendering/degendering somebody after knowing their pronouns is definitely an issue, but I feel like defaulting to something that applies to probably >99% of the population is ok if you don't know the person's preferred pronouns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 6 months ago In situations where a pronoun is grammatically appropriate I agree, but I don't think apps should be using a user's first person pronouns for them in the first place, so they're just asking for the trouble. It's their fault for flying too close to the sun. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Very well, I edited it to say "degender" rather than "misgender", but "degender" is a very niche word and I worry that you've made My comment less clear for the sake of pointless semantics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I meant that using either non-gendered or gender-neutral pronouns should be fine and not considered as misgendering or degendering the user. Deliberately misgendering/degendering somebody after knowing their pronouns is definitely an issue, but I feel like defaulting to something that applies to probably >99% of the population is ok if you don't know the person's preferred pronouns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 6 months ago In situations where a pronoun is grammatically appropriate I agree, but I don't think apps should be using a user's first person pronouns for them in the first place, so they're just asking for the trouble. It's their fault for flying too close to the sun. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) I meant that using either non-gendered or gender-neutral pronouns should be fine and not considered as misgendering or degendering the user. Deliberately misgendering/degendering somebody after knowing their pronouns is definitely an issue, but I feel like defaulting to something that applies to probably >99% of the population is ok if you don't know the person's preferred pronouns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 6 months ago In situations where a pronoun is grammatically appropriate I agree, but I don't think apps should be using a user's first person pronouns for them in the first place, so they're just asking for the trouble. It's their fault for flying too close to the sun. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 6 months ago In situations where a pronoun is grammatically appropriate I agree, but I don't think apps should be using a user's first person pronouns for them in the first place, so they're just asking for the trouble. It's their fault for flying too close to the sun. permalink fedilink source parent
