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Who's on the phone? aerocontrols Send a noteboard - 14/11/2018 01:53:14 AM

It's your mom.


I mean, you're right that to refer to a person as 'it' when 'he' or 'she' or singular 'they' would do is insulting, but not correct that it is always wrong to refer to an adult as 'it', even when the person's gender is not in question. Because 'he', 'she' or 'they' will not always do.

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Aran'gar and the trans issue. Cannoli - 13/11/2018 12:25:48 AM 932 Views
This is exactly why the knee-jerk response was so amusing. damookster - 13/11/2018 01:18:28 AM 616 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 686 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 635 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 616 Views
But remember, human fetuses aren't people. /s *NM* TyrReborn - 13/11/2018 05:42:00 PM 402 Views
Your second example rather proves my point, don't you think? Legolas - 13/11/2018 07:50:39 PM 620 Views
and those of us defending Cannoli maintain damookster - 13/11/2018 07:59:08 PM 555 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 638 Views
Interesting.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 11:36:43 PM 591 Views
Because it is just contempt Roland00 - 13/11/2018 11:45:08 PM 761 Views
I think I mostly covered that above, but I can recap. Legolas - 14/11/2018 08:02:51 AM 620 Views
Who's on the phone? aerocontrols - 14/11/2018 01:53:14 AM 614 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 640 Views
Except that it isn't a person, it is a character in a book HyogaRott - 14/11/2018 02:57:12 PM 604 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 14/11/2018 07:18:10 PM 603 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 597 Views
Thank you. *NM* Legolas - 13/11/2018 11:31:41 PM 288 Views
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