Once I did a workshop, assuming everyone knew what I meant when I asked for people's pronouns. One not-understanding-person said "we."https://twitter.com/puellavulnerata/status/782411512337932289 …
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Replying to @emilyagras
Me: go around, say your name + pronouns Person, thinking we're just choosing whatever pronoun comes to mind:
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We really tried to not scoff/question, and tried to use "we" for the whole consent workshop. Hilarity and confusion.https://twitter.com/emma_gras/status/782438054904623104 …
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Replying to @emilyagras
As it turns out, being a workshop facilitator and referring to one of the participants using "we/our" pronouns sounds really condescending.
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Replying to @emilyagras
I understand the need for personal/non-gendered pronouns. But why a collective *group* pronoun?
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Replying to @valarauca1
I do know 2 people that use we/our in the first person because they have DID and want to make it visible.
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I guess that's still pretty different, hm. I have never thought about shifting voice.
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