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Okay, sure. Legolas Send a noteboard - 13/11/2018 11:26:58 PM

View original postjust 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.

To clarify, when I said, 'you don't refer to people by it', it wasn't so much a descriptive statement as a moral one. As in, you should not refer to (adult) people by 'it'. Because indeed it dehumanizes.
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Aran'gar and the trans issue. Cannoli - 13/11/2018 12:25:48 AM 931 Views
This is exactly why the knee-jerk response was so amusing. damookster - 13/11/2018 01:18:28 AM 614 Views
I think you could argue it's surprisingly apt. TheCrownless - 13/11/2018 01:31:37 AM 660 Views
I think for once you were unfairly called out on this based on your "history" TheCrownless - 13/11/2018 01:26:41 AM 684 Views
Re: I think for once you were unfairly called out on this based on your "history" Cannoli - 13/11/2018 02:40:05 AM 634 Views
I don't know what's so hard to understand about this. You don't refer to people by 'it'. Legolas - 13/11/2018 08:09:34 AM 603 Views
People are refered to by "it" all the time.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 05:26:33 PM 615 Views
But remember, human fetuses aren't people. /s *NM* TyrReborn - 13/11/2018 05:42:00 PM 401 Views
Your second example rather proves my point, don't you think? Legolas - 13/11/2018 07:50:39 PM 619 Views
and those of us defending Cannoli maintain damookster - 13/11/2018 07:59:08 PM 554 Views
I'm not really commenting on Cannoli's post.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 09:20:13 PM 602 Views
FWIW mine was concerning ambiguity Cannoli - 13/11/2018 11:01:03 PM 619 Views
Okay, sure. Legolas - 13/11/2018 11:26:58 PM 637 Views
Interesting.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 11:36:43 PM 590 Views
Because it is just contempt Roland00 - 13/11/2018 11:45:08 PM 760 Views
I think I mostly covered that above, but I can recap. Legolas - 14/11/2018 08:02:51 AM 619 Views
Who's on the phone? aerocontrols - 14/11/2018 01:53:14 AM 613 Views
Sure, I agree. Legolas - 14/11/2018 07:45:58 AM 621 Views
Aran'gar does not, and doesn't have to represent, trangender people for your usage to be wrong fionwe1987 - 13/11/2018 03:21:42 PM 639 Views
Except that it isn't a person, it is a character in a book HyogaRott - 14/11/2018 02:57:12 PM 603 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 14/11/2018 07:18:10 PM 602 Views
Re: So? HyogaRott - 17/11/2018 02:13:37 PM 591 Views
Upon reflection, I have edited the original post Cannoli - 13/11/2018 08:02:17 PM 596 Views
Thank you. *NM* Legolas - 13/11/2018 11:31:41 PM 287 Views
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