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minus-squareynazuma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down50·20 hours agoNames are nouns not pronouns
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·20 hours agoEven for gender cishet people a Dylan, Casey or Sam might be a “he/him” or “she/her” and its just not obvious from the name.
minus-squareynazuma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down61·20 hours agoSo? Does that mean we all have to waste our time with pronouns? I can think of only one time I thought a female was a male from their name. It was not a problem. The name was Noel Seems like the name argument is no argument at all
minus-squareebolapie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 hours agoDon’t you think it’s more of a waste of time to throw a bitch fit about it?
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agowe, our, and I are all pronouns. Yes, we pretty much need to use pronouns.
minus-square__nobodynowhere@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours ago waste our time with pronouns? What does this even mean? Why use pronoun when no pronoun do trick?
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·19 hours agoOh you’re not a sane person.
minus-squareJustAnotherKay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·17 hours ago So? Does that mean all have to waste time with pronouns? Can think of only one time thought a female was a male from name. Was not a problem. The name was Noel Seems like the name argument is no argument at all Sounds good ma’am. Have a great one
minus-squareProbius@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·18 hours agoPronouns are optional. Nobody is forcing you to list them.
Names are nouns not pronouns
Even for gender cishet people a Dylan, Casey or Sam might be a “he/him” or “she/her” and its just not obvious from the name.
So?
Does that mean we all have to waste our time with pronouns?
I can think of only one time I thought a female was a male from their name. It was not a problem. The name was Noel
Seems like the name argument is no argument at all
Don’t you think it’s more of a waste of time to throw a bitch fit about it?
we, our, and I are all pronouns. Yes, we pretty much need to use pronouns.
What does this even mean?
Why use pronoun when no pronoun do trick?
Oh you’re not a sane person.
Sounds good ma’am. Have a great one
Pronouns are optional. Nobody is forcing you to list them.