Would you use gender neutral pronouns

last SG · 2008-05-18T13:45:51+00:00

'it' is not gender-neutral - it's gender-absent.'he/she' is even worse. It basically asks the reader to have to choose between two genders.'one' is the next...

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

As above.

How many of you out here would actually use gender neutral pronouns to describe yourself or someone that you don' t know. Ze (or Sie) for He/She, and Hir for Him/Her, or other varients.

Would any of you prefer to degender society for the better by the use of these words? Rather to see people for people than for their gender.

Fatum SG

so can I refer to you as .... it ? ...

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

no.... either it is a -ve connotation... either Ze/Sie or Hir....

alwaysdisturbed SG

so can I refer to you as .... it ? ...

haha, how sven is known in IOSS.

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

its meant to see people for people... not to treat them as some 3rd gender...

thats the point of this question. degendering others to see them for who they are as in character and personality. dump the gender.

Fatum SG

cool, did you just learn that in german class ? ...

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

No.... this is older english

Originally english had gender neutral terms, then over time they removed them...

Just wanting to know if you guys would ever use them for more civil purposes (to avoid gendering ppl). Too many things in society are gendered anyway; best to keep a neutral stance.

ChoCoChips SG

wad's wrong with gendering people leh? offensive meh?

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

it plays a hand in gender politics and gender victimisation.

I'm more with the case that "there are as many genders as there are people", and gendering people discriminates against them in a number of senses.

purpledragon84 SG

when u need to, just use "he/she" la..

for eg..

ok i need to employ a temp staff, he/she should be able to........

dunid to bring back the hir thingy mah..

MyPillowTalks SG

i need to employ an assistant, the assistant must be able to.......

here the assistant substitute the he/she

but i tink he/she easy to use

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

I think the terms ze and hir much easier to use.

cuddles SG

I think the terms ze and hir much easier to use.

people who never heard of it might thought of it as a typo error.

Strawberryshortcake70 SG

Well. We'll have to educate them then?

rain-coat SG

can start writing letter to MOE...

Xcert SG

so can I refer to you as .... it ? ...

haha...I like ur question...

jiayingg SG

people who never heard of it might thought of it as a typo error.

ya i oso tot the TS type wrong just now why i nv see before.

Ferret SG

IT IT IT !

jayh272416 SG

He/she for someone I dun know, me for myself.

purpledragon84 SG

y nid to educate them..? if ppl can use the term 'he/she' and cancel out the gender discrimination ok le what..