Using they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?
Using they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?
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Good grief, this is not new. It's part of the English language. They/them has always been around to use when one couldn't, or didn't want to use a more specific pronoun. Cumbersome, maybe, but much language is. It is NOT a big deal.
It isn't a big deal, but we do need the language to evolve a little bit. The problem with they/them is that it implies that you don't know the person, or that it doesn't matter who they are (like you say, you can't or don't want to use a more specific pronoun). It can feel quite rude to apply it to somebody that you do know.
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