▲ 117 ▼ Is there a title (Mr/Ms/Mrs) that is gender neutral? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 146 comments fedilink hide all child comments Let's say there's someone I want to call Mr/Ms/Mrs [Name], but I don't know their gender, is there a title I can use that doesn't assume their gender?
[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) Wouldn't their name be a clue as to their gender though? Edit: Sorry, I misread the OP. I thought you meant first name. 😂 permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know a heterosexual Chinese couple who had the same family and given names even before they were married. They met because they kept getting each other's mail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago That's actually really cute. I know a family where a pair of brothers are married to a pair of sisters, and they all four had the same last name before marriage. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago* Not really. There's plenty of gender-neutral names, some you wouldn't expect. The names Ashley, Chris, Harper, Morgan, and Stacey are all gender-ambiguous (Showing my white American background with this list). Plus, people can have genders that don't match their name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d like you to meet my Cousin Terry permalink fedilink source parent [–] pamymaf@kbin.run 3 points 2 years ago @Jackthelad What if their name is Sky/Skylar/Skyler or something similar? @BackOnMyBS permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know a heterosexual Chinese couple who had the same family and given names even before they were married. They met because they kept getting each other's mail. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago That's actually really cute. I know a family where a pair of brothers are married to a pair of sisters, and they all four had the same last name before marriage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago That's actually really cute. I know a family where a pair of brothers are married to a pair of sisters, and they all four had the same last name before marriage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago* Not really. There's plenty of gender-neutral names, some you wouldn't expect. The names Ashley, Chris, Harper, Morgan, and Stacey are all gender-ambiguous (Showing my white American background with this list). Plus, people can have genders that don't match their name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’d like you to meet my Cousin Terry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pamymaf@kbin.run 3 points 2 years ago @Jackthelad What if their name is Sky/Skylar/Skyler or something similar? @BackOnMyBS permalink fedilink source parent