Dragon Rider (drag) ( @dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ) to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 year agoDrag didn't do that...lemmy.nzimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up156
arrow-up156imageDrag didn't do that...lemmy.nz Dragon Rider (drag) ( @dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ) to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-square zagaberoo ( @zagaberoo@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoI totally get respecting specific pronouns, no confusion there. I don’t see how the scenario presented in OP is different from wanting to be referred to in the third person.
minus-square PyroNeurosis ( @PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoAh! Effectively none. Which does bring up an unusual case: how should drag be referred to as part of a group? They and drag? Or would just they suffice?
minus-square Dragon Rider (drag) ( @dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThey. It’s the same as if you refer to a group of people with a man in it. The “he” is discarded. Drag doesn’t use plural independent pronouns.
minus-square Jerkface (any/all) ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOkay but why not use the already gender-free pronouns I and you? That’s got nothing to do with being trans, does it?
minus-square Dragon Rider (drag) ( @dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDon’t want to.
minus-square Jerkface (any/all) ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoToo much Elmo growing up. I knew that fucker would ruin Sesame Street.
minus-square zagaberoo ( @zagaberoo@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSome degree of identity erasure is inherent with mass pronouns; interesting question!
I totally get respecting specific pronouns, no confusion there.
I don’t see how the scenario presented in OP is different from wanting to be referred to in the third person.
Ah! Effectively none.
Which does bring up an unusual case: how should drag be referred to as part of a group? They and drag? Or would just they suffice?
They. It’s the same as if you refer to a group of people with a man in it. The “he” is discarded. Drag doesn’t use plural independent pronouns.
Okay but why not use the already gender-free pronouns I and you? That’s got nothing to do with being trans, does it?
Don’t want to.
Too much Elmo growing up. I knew that fucker would ruin Sesame Street.
Some degree of identity erasure is inherent with mass pronouns; interesting question!