(October 22, 2022 at 11:01 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(October 22, 2022 at 8:36 pm)Tomato Wrote: I've yet to encounter anyone who told me to refer to them with a particular pronoun.I think I had to do it once or twice, back when I was still in my writing group. We started each meeting by giving brief introductions giving our names, what we write, and a few times, there was one Non-binary person who explained that they preferred to be called “they.” So, when my turn came around, I decided I’d use “motherfucker” as my pronoun. The NB in the group laughed a bit at that.
When I was a young bar-hopper and a big part of the gay club scene, I automatically referred to drag queens and transgender women I met as she. It never occurred to me to not refer to them as she.
Did they laugh, like it was identifying as an attack helicopter?
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.