@sarahjeong @mollyknefel I'd be surprised if 10 percent of American adults had even heard about it.
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@sarahjeong@mollyknefel In contrast to, say "electron" or "genome" which were invented by and are primarily used by technical communities.
@binarybits I don't think it makes a difference. We cede authority over words to people who spend most time examining the words' referents.
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@binarybits & the point that's been abandoned, but is still important: obliterating the distinction = slap in the face of trans community -
@binarybits It's not a rarified concern. It's a foundational distinction for the existence of many people. -
@binarybits Heck, it's a foundational distinction for everyone's existence, but trans folk bear the burden of having to be aware of it. -
@binarybits People who misuse sex/gender haven't thought critically about the words' referents, and don't have skin in the game, either. -
@binarybits When language is tied up with self-identification, there's a strong presumption that the self-identifier is "correct." -
@binarybits Hence, my name is Sarah, even if it gets commonly misspelled. I am Korean, even if my entire preschool thought I was Chinese.
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