I fucked up someone’s pronouns yesterday (no excuse, I fucked up) and a poster kindly reminded me of the correct ones.
Listen. You can correct me on that anytime. Correct me on my birthday. Correct me on my deathbed.
Because despite what terrible people say, your identity MATTERS.
Listen. You can correct me on that anytime. Correct me on my birthday. Correct me on my deathbed.
Because despite what terrible people say, your identity MATTERS.
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It's always a tiny bit fun watching people realize.
But I never mind being called Jimbo.
I just hope they never stop correcting me.
If I want to be called Queefy McFucknugget, you better ask if you address me by Queefy or Mr. McFucknugget, because if I want to be called something, you better call me that, because it doesn't cost you a damn thing to be polite and call me what I wish to be called.
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Do you often get the date of your birthday wrong?
And I never will.
I definitely messed up and refer to them by the wrong pronoun when asking her a question about them.
She always corrects me and I appreciate it so much. It's the only way I gotten better at it.
But I do my best to correct myself or let others do it.
The point is that we try. Unlike some other types out there who go out of their way to disrespect people by not using our pronouns on purpose.
Do not call attention to it.
Don't even apologize.
Just correct yourself, keep going.
Had this happen and the person gave an aside that said this was the right move.
“How’s it going, Tom?”
-“It’s Dave, actually.”
“Oh sorry I’m not WOKE enough to get your name right, you snowflake!”
🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
It's got a hugely inclusive pronoun set, and a lot of people use it already.
When one of my kids went to they/them, we instituted a swear-jar where we’d put a quarter in each time we messed up. That kid made $11 before we got it consistently. We did that to ourselves because the effort to get things right is worth it.
In the new Dragon Age one characters misgenders a non-binary character to make up for it she does 10 push ups. It's a great scene!
https://youtu.be/iDeJsPYXEEs?si=gYljIuzhkL4OPlEt
I have more issues with Reform / MAGA / AfD and other semi-fascist twats than with pronouns.
But is also who that person is and that is a lot more than being polite. It is recognizing their essential humanity.
Don’t apologize for your pronouns.
Ever ever ever.
Exactly right.
As long as someone doesn't do it with intent or malice, its fine. People just mess up sometimes :)
I don't get what's so hard about respecting people's wishes on something so simple.
I have done this myself a few times and in every case the person was quite polite and understanding about it.
My mum calls me "daughter" all the time 😂 too similar to "son" in PT