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 Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:14 am
I was reading and came across something about this (it was a while ago) and thought I'd get everyone's opinions on it here.
Basically I was wondering:
Do you use them?
If so, which ones (there seem to be many diferent sets of them according to wikipedia)?
What do you think of them becoming part of the mainstream English language?
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:23 am
It, them, we, they, I, you.
Aren't those all genderless pronouns?
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:10 pm
yeah, but i meant stuff like replacements for he, she, her, him, etc.
I know I read something about it a while ago...
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:53 pm
just call everybody "they" and "them"
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:00 pm
I know that I've used "ze" a little bit recently for an essay I was writing. But other then that I usually do the whole, "they and them" spiel.
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:05 pm
why interested in genderless pronouns anyways?
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:14 am
We already have genderless pronouns, but calling someone "it" rather than he or she seems a bit cold.
I don't personally know anyone who ...requires...a pronoun other than "he" or "she", so it's never been an issue for me. I have two friends who are genderqueer but both still use "she" as a pronoun.
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:43 am
true.. "it" would probably make me punch people. Though I would guess that it depends on the person, and what they want to have used or whatever feels comfortable to them.
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:43 pm
She softly whispered in My ear...
The only time I've actually used 'ze'/'hir' was in writing; I have a roleplaying character that is genderless and prefers pronouns to match. I've never met anyone that actually preferred these pronouns in real life.
Methinks they would get a bit unwieldy; like teaching someone a new language. o_O
Forsaken...
...I have come for you tonight
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:44 pm
I use "they" or "their". It seems to work well in place of possesive pronouns as well. However, all people I know who use these still have a gender they "fall back" on, usually their biological one.
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:46 pm
I use 'ze' and 'hir'. It gets a bit difficult, because most people don't know what I mean, but I'm planning on just explaining so that it'll gain more of a following, because I really like 'ze' and 'hir'.
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:57 pm
Well in the case of neutrois/androgynous people they sometimes prefer ze,hir,ect
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:52 pm
I ask them which they prefer to use and then take it from there.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:40 pm
Everyone has a gender, so the use of genderless pronouns really don't have a use (aside from the list of the above eg. we). Genders don't change becuase of a mental change of heart, and everyone has one.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:42 pm
She-Lich I use 'ze' and 'hir'. It gets a bit difficult, because most people don't know what I mean, but I'm planning on just explaining so that it'll gain more of a following, because I really like 'ze' and 'hir'.
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