Dragon "Rider"(drag) to Trans [email protected]English • 4 days agoDrag didn't do that...lemmy.nzimagemessage-square42arrow-up176arrow-down136
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageDrag didn't do that...lemmy.nzDragon "Rider"(drag) to Trans [email protected]English • 4 days agomessage-square42
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•4 days agoThat makes sense, but what is the material difference? Isn’t it ultimately the same thing by a different name?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days agoMaterial difference of specific pronouns? Someone feels better, and I’m out no extra effort, I guess… It’s as much difference as personal preference in chocolate bar brands.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•4 days 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days 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-squareDragon "Rider"(drag)OPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days 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@[email protected]linkfedilink1•4 days agoSome degree of identity erasure is inherent with mass pronouns; interesting question!
That makes sense, but what is the material difference? Isn’t it ultimately the same thing by a different name?
Material difference of specific pronouns? Someone feels better, and I’m out no extra effort, I guess…
It’s as much difference as personal preference in chocolate bar brands.
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.
Some degree of identity erasure is inherent with mass pronouns; interesting question!