I don't think this was it. It was the mistake the left always makes, of rolling it into the "Omnicause" and using it for purity testing.
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#14I don't think this was it. It was the mistake the left always makes, of rolling it into the "Omnicause" and using it for purity testing.
It isn't the left, it is anytime you affect change, you are changing a system, a changing system is an opportunity for every yahoo to get their pet changes in. The Wisdom of Crowds coupled with the Second System Effect.
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#15> Let’s be real: In effect, pronouns are a form of generational warfare. Oh, **** off. I agree that grace is something that sometimes gets lost in the cutting edge of liberalism. The article touches on this—in some cases, yes, it's a generational difficulty conceptualizing what are to them new ideas about gender that conflict with their upbringing. There's sometimes an attitude of "get with the program yesterday" amo…
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#16> Those who failed to pivot pronouns were frequently labelled as transphobic, but the reality is tons of folks already struggle massively with grammar in general. Insisting that a traditionally plural term represents just a single person broke their brains. Since people dislike both grammar and self-examination, they just turned away. The bit reminds of an unhinged (in a bad way) British comedian going off the French…
Except that many folks use "they" as a sort of passive-aggressive way to mock trans people whose pronouns they disapprove of, and so now using "they" on somebody whose pronouns you have been told is becoming a faux pas because of that implication.