Conversation started Oct 13, 2024 at 21:01.
The Empty String Photographer
The Empty String Photographer
Oct 13, 2024 21:01
My pronouns are ‮, so every time you refer to me, your message will unfortunately have to look garbled and demented. Oh well. 😮‍💨
emanresu A
emanresu A
Please don't
The Empty String Photographer
The Empty String Photographer
I do not wish to be referred to as "don't".
emanresu A
emanresu A
Sep 7 at 23:03, by rydwolf
There is a long history, both on- and offline, of jokes being made about pronouns and how people outside the traditional gender binary identify (e.g., the "I identify as an attack helicopter" joke). These jokes are made at the expense of people who already may struggle to get others to recognize and respect their identity
Sep 7 at 23:05, by rydwolf
Setting your pronouns to something silly may not have the intent to put down nonbinary/trans/genderqueer people, but intent doesn't always change how people will interpret your joke
The Empty String Photographer
The Empty String Photographer
My pronouns are not "something silly".
Unrelated String
Unrelated String
And to add onto that: even if the joke isn't interpreted at all, it still cheapens the whole idea
The Empty String Photographer
The Empty String Photographer
Oct 13, 2024 21:05
Please don't refer to me as "the whole idea".
Unrelated String
Unrelated String
People should/want to be able to treat "this person's stated pronouns in this easy to find place are how they want me to refer to them" as so basic and automatic an assumption that they apply zero scrutiny when they do so
Merely recognizing joke pronouns disrupts that
The Empty String Photographer
The Empty String Photographer
Stop calling me random things, my name is not "this person's stated pronouns in this easy to find place are how they want me to refer to them".
emanresu A
emanresu A
Please stop making these jokes. I have the tools to remove you from this room and I'd prefer not to have to use them
The Empty String Photographer
The Empty String Photographer
wakes up from a silly slumber Wait what, I violated a loophole FOUR times in a row!?!
Unrelated String
Unrelated String
You didn't violate any loopholes. You're just being a dick
There is no loophole out of that
(which is very generally speaking the case in, like. literally any social situation)
 
Conversation ended Oct 13, 2024 at 21:12.