(September 29, 2021 at 2:34 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: Using pronouns can be a sign of "acceptance", and some people don't want to accept that non-binary is a real thing, or they believe that it is somehow left-wing brainwashing. In some places, there can actually be repercussions, like loss of job, if one doesn't use someone's preferred pronouns.
There's definitely something to the visceral reaction to being told what to do. I don't actually think anyone should lose their job for not using someone's preferred pronouns. It's a matter of respect, courtesy and kindness but those aren't things government, or even businesses, do well in enforcing, especially through draconian means. It just creates backlash. Those are better enforced informally through the social contract we all have with one another.
