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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI like the idea of inventing new pronouns, but most of the suggestions so far (like “Xe”) are too silly to be taken seriously. “They/them” can come off as impersonal at times, but we seem to be more or less settling on that, so whatever.
minus-squareinv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.comBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI’m in the too silly to be taken seriously boat. They/them works perfectly fine.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYeet is still silly, and spread because it’s silly. That’s not what we want for replacement pronouns.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNeologims get added all the time. Being silly tends to help them spread, but it’s not a requirement.
I like the idea of inventing new pronouns, but most of the suggestions so far (like “Xe”) are too silly to be taken seriously. “They/them” can come off as impersonal at times, but we seem to be more or less settling on that, so whatever.
I’m in the too silly to be taken seriously boat. They/them works perfectly fine.
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Yeet is still silly, and spread because it’s silly. That’s not what we want for replacement pronouns.
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Neologims get added all the time. Being silly tends to help them spread, but it’s not a requirement.