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[-] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago

It totally isn't unfortunately, the gender neutral pronoun (if that's what it's called?) doesn't work for humans.

[-] 9bananas@feddit.org 14 points 2 months ago

oh, it does work...

...if you're bigoted enough.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Or if you're so progressive that you know how to Entgendern nach Phettberg.

[-] dankm@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

The neuter pronoun ("it") doesn't work for humans in English either.

[-] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but in English you don't go around and label EVERYTHING with the other two genders (only if you're a bit weird and pretend your car is a she or something) and our they is the same as the female pronoun (sie), which makes that unusable as well.

[-] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 1 points 2 months ago

Why not though? Just because it sounds rude or something?

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