Sheryl WeikalMay 9

Cis people: normalize introducing yourself with your pronouns.

If only trans and gnc people do it, we're outing ourselves. If we don't, we accept getting misgendered. And when cis people do it, it acclimates other cis people to the practice and makes it safer for trans and gnc people.

Show threadZappesMay 9
@theleftistlawyer @lisamelton The problem is that this request alienates a population that is intrinsically on your side: People who don‘t give a fuck. You can call me me he, she, it or wally, I simply don‘t care. Which is exactly why I generally feel a lot of sympathy towards people who challenge the status quo of caring about bullshit like that. But if you force me to take sides, I‘ll have a strong tendency towards not giving a shit.
Show threadsprouting Ske-Lil-ton 🌱May 9
@zappes @theleftistlawyer @lisamelton you could just say "use whatever pronouns you want for me" when introducing yourself. It still normalizes mentioning pronouns during introductions without forcing you to give a fuck about what pronouns are used for you
Show threadViktor Linsel
@Larymir @zappes @theleftistlawyer @lisamelton This exactly. I like to introduce myself with "my pronouns are whatever" and it works pretty well.
May 9 at 9:06pmWeb