celeste@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1256
arrow-up1256imageNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgceleste@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 months agoJust say they, it’s worked for centuries.
minus-squaresaltnotsugar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoOr thou. What hath thou whispered upon the spicy wind?
minus-squareSidewaysHighways@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agothou talkin shit, eh?
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoHow art thou enjoying thy paint chips?
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYeah, that’s if you want to be formal tho.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoFunny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSo, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoFor real, it simplifies everything. There are so many situations where gender is unknown or irrelevant, and they is a well-established convention.
Just say they, it’s worked for centuries.
Or thou. What hath thou whispered upon the spicy wind?
thou talkin shit, eh?
How art thou enjoying thy paint chips?
Yeah, that’s if you want to be formal tho.
Funny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
So, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.
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For real, it simplifies everything. There are so many situations where gender is unknown or irrelevant, and they is a well-established convention.