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NoCokJstDanglnUretra t1_irbsvlq wrote

While I agree with the ACLU here, it must be ridiculously annoying learning all these completely random new pronouns. I feel sincerely for these teachers, must actually be a nightmare to work through these days.

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PreExistingAmbition t1_irbwbxe wrote

As someone who works through it these days, it's not as difficult to work with as some would have you believe.

Think of it like learning someone's name, you may forget it, you use the wrong name accidentally and stumble over your words trying to get it right while you're still getting to know this person. Eventually, you develop a genuine connection to this human and care enough to get it right so you remember their name more readily.

It's amazing what a human is capable of when they want to express kindness to others.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ircvf7b wrote

Just learn the student's name. Cannot be all that hard after the first couple of days.

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M4053946 t1_ircn4km wrote

> when they want to express kindness to others.

There are increasing stories of girls avoiding appropriate feminine health care due to discomfort with the idea that going to a doctor for feminine concerns conflicts with their identity. Given this, are you sure it's kindness to go along with these ideas? Is it more kind to help kids live a healthy life over the long term?

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MinionOfDoom t1_ircqfpj wrote

All the upvotes. Seriously, the modern rhetoric is CAUSING body dysmorphia. Let kids be kids, teach them about the bodies they are in, and stop filling their heads with noise about sexuality, societal identities, etc. at inappropriate ages.

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blurplethenurple t1_irc0rsm wrote

I know multiple non-binary people, they prefer to be called "they"

The zer/zim/ etc stuff seems to be more closely tied to the terminally online folks that don't go outside their bubbles and want to feel unique and tie their personality around it.

My friends don't want to be special snowflakes, they just want to be called a pronoun that doesn't make them uncomfortable. Saying "they" isn't learning new terms.

Not trying to be confrontational, just giving some context with my little anecdotal evidence.

Edit: i should say, I'm talking about 30 ish year old people, I don't have experience with kids in schools and what they are up to.

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NoCokJstDanglnUretra t1_irc33jv wrote

I’m cool with they. It makes sense. I was more talking about the new ones that people are just making up. Idc what other people do, I’m all for people being happy in whatever way. But forcing people to learn new words that are only used in one context and then getting upset about it is the part I find ridiculous.

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LesbianIvy t1_ircgt8f wrote

It's no different then learning hundreds of names. There's a lot less pronouns than names.

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