- you need to decide, but make sure it’s really clear to the readers how you’re referring to them." And I was just, like. Okay.
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Because on the one hand, I appreciate the editor is trying to make the text clear! But on the other, xe/xir aren't exactly familiar, either!
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Like, this is not for a second me dissing those pronouns or people who use them. But for many, they'd register as more unusual than thei.
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What grated, more than the suggestion itself, was the manner in which is was made. "I've popped these in," just. Sounds SO condescending?
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Telling me "you need to decide" on a usage as though I haven't? Already done that? By making the choice I've already made??
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Telling me "make sure it's really clear to readers," okay, but there is literally an explanation RIGHT THERE? Which you haven't flagged?
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Like, if you think the *explanation* is bad, I can fix it! But past that point, it's pretty fucking self-explanatory what each usage means!
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It did not help my mood that earlier in the same MS, this editor had queried another character's pronouns after they were revealed as trans.
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Like I just. Only ONE PRONOUN is ever used for that trans character, but as soon as his binder's mentioned, there's a he/she in comments.
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What is perhaps most frustrating is that this editor is clearly very well-meaning. They liked the book! But stuff like this was just... AUGH
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To be clear: I do not for a minute believe that this editor was trying to be hurtful or insensitive. They wanted to do their job well.
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But as @halleluyang said, it's genuinely demoralising for queer & genderqueer writers to receive these sorts of comments.
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For me, it wasn't just personally upsetting; it made it actively difficult to trust the editor's judgement about certain parts of the book.
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