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minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoLike you’ve never corrected someone that misgendered an animal? Though missexed is probably the more appropriate term I think.
minus-squaresynicalx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoI’ve never told anyone “hey my cat prefers they/them”, because my cat much like the mosquitos doesn’t have any such concept.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-239 minutes ago she/it Because you, as an English speaking human, apply the default gender rules to their sex as a language norm. It’s not complicated. It’s almost like you’re being deliberately dense for some reason.
Like you’ve never corrected someone that misgendered an animal?
Though missexed is probably the more appropriate term I think.
I’ve never told anyone “hey my cat prefers they/them”, because my cat much like the mosquitos doesn’t have any such concept.
Because you, as an English speaking human, apply the default gender rules to their sex as a language norm.
It’s not complicated. It’s almost like you’re being deliberately dense for some reason.