Ruby Rose claims they was fired from Batwoman.

[pauldun170]

"It" is demeaning. I can think of only one person who deserves that pronoun, and it isn't transgender or non-binary.

That said, "they" as a singular is colloquial. I use "he or she" and never use they in a singular sense, and that was long before anyone ever asked to be called "they."

At least one person...

 

[pauldun170]

I told mark to try the mashers after the cockfest. etc.

In my head, I read that in my worst London accent

 

[dank69]

Rose was injured filming a stunt for the show early in the first season and underwent surgery for two herniated discs. Rose alleges that Warner Bros. TV pushed them to return to set just 10 days after the surgery “or the whole crew and cast would be fired and I’d let everyone down because [then WB Television Group head] Peter Roth said he wouldn’t recast and I just lost the studio millions (by getting injured on his set).”

That's pretty fucked up if true.

 

[brycejones]

honestly, that's not a terrible strategy

and things can be worded well either way.

I told mark to try the mashers after the cockfest. etc.

@brycejones I am guessing it took a lot of self control to like a post by me.

I try to give credit where it's due. I know we don't agree on much but that doesn't mean I shouldn't acknowledge it when it happens.

 

[Stokely]

I second the idea of coming up with some generic pronoun that offends nobody and we can use for everything. How is someone like a teacher supposed to remember every fucking personalized pronoun for their class...and you know the minute they forget here comes the outrage.

Ironically, back when I was a lab instructor I got into a "It's Pat" situation with a student that had a name similar to Pat (either or all genders) and conversation with the person from two feet away offered no clues. I was on site in a studio, no databases or information to check. I got caught a few times where I had to say either him or her and I found some awkward way out of the sentences that was probably obvious to everyone there

 

[nakedfrog]

I second the idea of coming up with some generic pronoun that offends nobody and we can use for everything. How is someone like a teacher supposed to remember every fucking personalized pronoun for their class...and you know the minute they forget here comes the outrage.

Ironically, back when I was a lab instructor I got into a "It's Pat" situation with a student that had a name similar to Pat (either or all genders) and conversation with the person from two feet away offered no clues. I was on site in a studio, no databases or information to check. I got caught a few times where I had to say either him or her and I found some awkward way out of the sentences that was probably obvious to everyone there

Again, xe/xir were created in the 70s, people seem to hate them even more than "they". And the majority of trans/NB people are understanding when it's a simple mistake/slip-up, they don't instantly jump to outrage.

 

[kage69]

That is your prejudice showing. As has already been pointed out 'they' is already singular.
If you asked where my friend went you would not consider it weird if I answered 'They went to the store'. You also would not think that we were talking about multiple people. If I was talking about multiple people I would probably use a qualifier with 'they' to make it plural. They all went to the store.

If you say so. Had I insisted on using "it," I think you'd have a point. That sounds degrading to me.

But odd to hear, given that I have no problem with the LGBTQ community and consistantly stand with them for their rights in the face of right wing persecution. Choosing to refer to someone with their name, guess I'm an asshole like that. I wouldn't consider "Sam went to the store" weird either.

I can see where too many theys could make it weird, like say a case with narrator and multiple 3rd parties, but only one of them being solo. My own history of having to switch between American English and the King's English a lot in my student years might factor in a bit idk, but I don't think my musing about a specific term is prejudicial at all. It doesn't hurt anyone nor does it deprive them of any rights. If a group can fight for a term all of their own, "queer" "non-binary" whatever, claim it, that is evolving language and not really any different than what I submitted. Making another term for the English lexicon, not really a big deal to me. The more the merrier.

Edit: I had forgotten about the xe/xir examples. There is so much outrage on the social authoritarian side I think it's easy to loose track of all the various affronts that make them go frothy

 

[Sunburn74]

I spoke to Mark the other day and Mark said that Mark doesn't enjoy talking to me because Mark finds it confusing when I keep using everyone's first name like that.
I then told Mark that Mark should try the mashed potatoes.
That and to shut the fuck up Mark and stop correcting my grammar, Mark.

(I think I'm going to have some fun with this later with the family. Going to try this in real conversations later. Kinda fun)

I mean it takes a little practice and forethought with your sentence structures to not make it overtly obvious but yeah it works