I’ve talked about this before. While trans activism as a collective has decided “we” want to be asked about our pronouns, I personally have always found it othering and awkward to the extreme. Not passing priv, either: Pre-passing I preferred people just calling me she. https://twitter.com/ContraPoints/status/1167966462318764033 …
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Ppl who feel empowered by being asked their pronouns “won” this one. I don’t get it, but I’ve consciously chosen not to use platforms available to me to push back. But you can’t make me feel the way you feel or like what you like.
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I’d rather be called she forever without anyone batting an eye than have to specify a pronoun preference whenever I meet someone new. My dysphoria has always had to do with how my body looks and feels. I just don’t care about pronouns the way others do.
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Replying to @cal_promo
I’d also be happy if “they” was the standard/default pronoun for everyone, including me. I don’t feel more or less comfortable with he, she, or they- but I wouldn’t prefer a world where everyone had to tell others what pronouns to use all the time, even if cis ppl did it.
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And, maybe I’m wrong, but I think a lot of people see that as the ideal- everyone including cis ppl asking about/making their pronouns known. If that happens I’ll adjust, but to me that’s worse than the status quo of ppl guessing based on visual cues not better.
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