Re: Pronouns
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Originally Posted by peanut
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Kids at that age will go with whatever they are taught and will conform.
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EXACTLY - thank you. If they're taught tolerance, understanding and respect they usually bring that into adulthood
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Originally Posted by peanut
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That does not make it right.
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Teaching them that understanding is not right?
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Originally Posted by peanut
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I do find it sad that children that age are taught this kind of thing
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You get upset that kids are taught not to be discriminating and nasty? I'm certainly not.
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Originally Posted by peanut
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Why does it always come to that if those that don't agree to something that is or feels wrong etc means we're intolerant and ignorant.
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I didn't particularly single you out but ok - I don't agree that there are more than 2 genders for example. But do I go around saying those that do are 'silly' or mock them? No, I keep it to myself. A lot of people need to understand that just because they have an opinion does not automatically mean the world has to know about it.
My mate wants to be referred to as 'them/they'. Do I agree there is an extra gender that requires such a pronoun? No, I don't. But it costs me nothing to comply with their simple request. The world does not revolve around my opinion of someone's gender.
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Originally Posted by peanut
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Not agreeing with it shouldn't mean we're being unkind either. .
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Again, I didn't say you were being unkind.
Being unkind is when you're aware someone wants to be referred to by a certain pronoun, makes a simple and respectful request to be referred to that way but you use their birth pronoun anyway just because you disagree with the whole thing. |
