There is an argument to be made for neopronouns. I think the discussion is conceptually valid, even if I hope the simple classic they/them becomes standard.
Personalized neopronouns I’m less certain of the utility of, but I use as a courtesy when asked. I may be short, irritable, bad-tempered, ill-humored, and judgmental, but I’m not going to go out of my way to be a dick. If someone asks to modify some minor matter of my speech patterns to accommodate them, whether for clarity or comfort, I generally try to oblige.
“I am a Dragon rawr” sounds pretty innocent and playful to be above your bar for respect. People should have the right to be playful and have fun, otherwise fuck life amirite? Maybe if you played along, you’d have fun too.
“I am a Dragon rawr” sounds pretty innocent and playful to be above your bar for respect. People should have the right to be playful and have fun, otherwise fuck life amirite?
I mean, I’m not saying they don’t have the right to be playful and have fun, but I don’t regard the idea that I should be forced to play their game with them particularly positively. And when it starts to dip into serious matters, we have a, well, serious problem. Like Drag insisting that not acknowledging dragons was transphobic - when transphobia is a real and serious issue. I’m not going to treat such assertions with respect in that context.
Gimme a source on the “not acknowledging dragons was transphobic” comment. On its face, that sounds like a joke with about as much sarcasm as the comic you posted.
There is an argument to be made for neopronouns. I think the discussion is conceptually valid, even if I hope the simple classic they/them becomes standard.
Personalized neopronouns I’m less certain of the utility of, but I use as a courtesy when asked. I may be short, irritable, bad-tempered, ill-humored, and judgmental, but I’m not going to go out of my way to be a dick. If someone asks to modify some minor matter of my speech patterns to accommodate them, whether for clarity or comfort, I generally try to oblige.
“I am a Dragon rawr, acknowledge me”?
Courtesy has limits.
“I am a Dragon rawr” sounds pretty innocent and playful to be above your bar for respect. People should have the right to be playful and have fun, otherwise fuck life amirite? Maybe if you played along, you’d have fun too.
I don’t agree you should be banned.
I mean, I’m not saying they don’t have the right to be playful and have fun, but I don’t regard the idea that I should be forced to play their game with them particularly positively. And when it starts to dip into serious matters, we have a, well, serious problem. Like Drag insisting that not acknowledging dragons was transphobic - when transphobia is a real and serious issue. I’m not going to treat such assertions with respect in that context.
Gimme a source on the “not acknowledging dragons was transphobic” comment. On its face, that sounds like a joke with about as much sarcasm as the comic you posted.
Fuck, really? Making me go through Drag’s comment history? Fine.
https://lemmy.world/comment/15142440
https://lemmy.world/comment/14026077