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titiolele t1_j96pxus wrote

Can anyone explain about these new pronouns? Xe and Ze… I never heard about it!

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ZhangRenWing t1_j96vl5y wrote

Same, why not just use the singular they? It already exists why make something up?

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laserdicks t1_j97rrbg wrote

Because it also refers to multiple people, which can be confusing if the subject hasn't been clearly defined each time.

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jabberwockgee t1_j97zmnk wrote

I recently had a stupid interaction about a they/them pronoun, I asked the person I was talking something about 'them' and they misinterpreted who I was talking about since we were discussing a professional whose gender was unknown in addition to a coworker (who I did not know used they/them pronouns and was irrelevant to the question I asked). But my coworker got offended at me on the they/them coworkers behalf for no reason.

You know what would solve this? Literally any other pronoun for non-binary people.

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Nordalin t1_j98671s wrote

>You know what would solve this? Literally any other pronoun for non-binary people.

Yep, and then they get upset for all being grouped together. The winning move is to not play this game at all.

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gheebutersnaps87 t1_j984hc9 wrote

Neopronouns are often used by neurodivergent (mainly autistic) people. It helps them define their own sense of identity that they can’t with already established pronouns.

Neurodivergent people are constantly feeling boxed in by things and different social constructs that can be difficult for them to recognize or sometimes understand. Many neurodivergent people feel they don’t quite fit in either category, especially not within neurotypical spaces, neopronouns are just a way to help them break free a little bit, establish their own identity and their own rules, rather then feeling boxed in

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ghudnk t1_j9d4cwp wrote

Is it your experience that folks who use they/them pronouns, or who don’t identify as cis, are largely neurodivergent anyway? At least that’s been my assumption…

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gheebutersnaps87 t1_j9da14t wrote

I mean yeah, there is that aspect of being queer that is going against societal and social norms and that falls in line with being neurodivergent and being less likely to adapt to said norms, and more likely to think outside the box, be themselves without worrying about judgement.

Pretty sure there’s a statistic that’s something like 70% of people with autism identify as “non-heterosexual”.

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