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What's not to like? The nerd trying to be a bully is funny (and a bit sad).
I would think you are mad (in the insane sense).
I'm sure there is no completely unified front, but many are pushing for this because they consider it to be a mental illness. If you look at it from that point of view, you can see why they do not see the problem with calling notwithstanding. It is already expected under the Charter that educators notify parents when they see children displaying symptoms of illness. So, from their point of view, no rights are lost and those "not understanding" the health ramifications are the ones actually violating the Charter.
In other words, the real clash is the idea of it being a mental illness v.s. it being normal human expression. Words are merely caught in the crossfire.
I’d have no issue with you calling me ma’am or whatever you feel comfortable with, but that’s only because that part of my identity is not something I’ve struggled with for much of my life.
I totally understand and empathize with people for whom perceived gender is not what they identify as, and I’m 100% in support of ensuring that everyone has the right to be referred to by their chosen pronouns.
My point is that I worry that this issue is overshadowing other issues that I think are existentially threatening to our entire way of life.
We’re busying ourselves over respectful word use, while the world crumbles around us.
Do you think anyone will respect anyone’s pronouns when the world’s superpowers are run by fascist governments or our ecosystems and food production have collapsed?
That’s exactly the point. There is a cost. The news media and the public discourse has limited bandwidth. There are only so many things we can talk about and fight for at any given time, and to me it seems like this issue may be drowning out more existential issues.
The irony is that the argument over pronouns is intentionally being amplified by right wing media and activists. They’re trolling us into being outraged about this, and we’re falling right into their trap.
It’s classic bikeshedding being used against us, and most of us seem to be entirely unaware.
How would you ever know? You are not going to use third-person pronouns in front of the subject. There is no contention around the use of second-person pronouns that I am aware of. If you use the wrong third-person pronoun in front of others in the rare occasions that you need to talk about someone, they aren't going to notice or care. They are too busy worrying about themselves.