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FWIW mine was concerning ambiguity Cannoli Send a noteboard - 13/11/2018 11:01:03 PM

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just kind of pointing out the fact that we call people "It" all the time. I had one specific example that was applied to the two different mindsets of the speaker. One was used out of ambiguity, while the other was to dehumanize. The difference was the intent of the speaker.

~Jeordam


Which is also my intent when I faecetiously apply that pronoun to trans people. And babies.

Cannoli
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Aran'gar and the trans issue. - 13/11/2018 12:25:48 AM 773 Views
This is exactly why the knee-jerk response was so amusing. - 13/11/2018 01:18:28 AM 499 Views
I think you could argue it's surprisingly apt. - 13/11/2018 01:31:37 AM 517 Views
I don't know what's so hard to understand about this. You don't refer to people by 'it'. - 13/11/2018 08:09:34 AM 476 Views
People are refered to by "it" all the time.... - 13/11/2018 05:26:33 PM 477 Views
But remember, human fetuses aren't people. /s *NM* - 13/11/2018 05:42:00 PM 337 Views
Your second example rather proves my point, don't you think? - 13/11/2018 07:50:39 PM 466 Views
and those of us defending Cannoli maintain - 13/11/2018 07:59:08 PM 437 Views
I'm not really commenting on Cannoli's post.... - 13/11/2018 09:20:13 PM 462 Views
FWIW mine was concerning ambiguity - 13/11/2018 11:01:03 PM 499 Views
Okay, sure. - 13/11/2018 11:26:58 PM 501 Views
Interesting.... - 13/11/2018 11:36:43 PM 478 Views
Because it is just contempt - 13/11/2018 11:45:08 PM 616 Views
I think I mostly covered that above, but I can recap. - 14/11/2018 08:02:51 AM 476 Views
Who's on the phone? - 14/11/2018 01:53:14 AM 485 Views
Sure, I agree. - 14/11/2018 07:45:58 AM 492 Views
Aran'gar does not, and doesn't have to represent, trangender people for your usage to be wrong - 13/11/2018 03:21:42 PM 486 Views
Except that it isn't a person, it is a character in a book - 14/11/2018 02:57:12 PM 466 Views
So? - 14/11/2018 07:18:10 PM 473 Views
Re: So? - 17/11/2018 02:13:37 PM 447 Views
Upon reflection, I have edited the original post - 13/11/2018 08:02:17 PM 469 Views
Thank you. *NM* - 13/11/2018 11:31:41 PM 227 Views

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