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 threadKaitlyn~EthyliaMay 9
@zappes @theleftistlawyer @lisamelton is it that hard to say "use whatever pronouns you like, I'm unbothered" or something to that effect?
Show threadNatanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸May 10

@KaitlynEthylia @zappes @lisamelton @theleftistlawyer I think you're missing the point. As Zappes said:

(mentioning lots of minorities) "It‘s just impossible to summon the amount of active participation you demand for each of them."
And
"Yet I simply can‘t be an „activist“ for each group that would deserve it. I don‘t have the energy for that."

So I understand Zappes' criticism more like a "I have limited energy and *don't want others to tell me where to put some extra*". Which is reasonable.

Show threadNatanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸
@KaitlynEthylia @zappes @lisamelton @theleftistlawyer That said, I don't think Sheryl's request "alienates" anyone. It's merely a request to do something, not a demand. I think Zappes over-interpreted something there, which caused a lot of other peeps to point that out (but sometimes missing the point or even getting personal, which is uncalled for).
May 10 at 3:42pmWeb
Show threadZappesMay 10
@Natanox @KaitlynEthylia @lisamelton @theleftistlawyer Both of your posts are absolutely on point and what you said is exactly what I wanted to say.