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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 756 Views
This is exactly why the knee-jerk response was so amusing. damookster - 13/11/2018 01:18:28 AM 480 Views
I think you could argue it's surprisingly apt. TheCrownless - 13/11/2018 01:31:37 AM 498 Views
I think for once you were unfairly called out on this based on your "history" TheCrownless - 13/11/2018 01:26:41 AM 524 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 476 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 458 Views
People are refered to by "it" all the time.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 05:26:33 PM 460 Views
But remember, human fetuses aren't people. /s *NM* TyrReborn - 13/11/2018 05:42:00 PM 330 Views
Your second example rather proves my point, don't you think? Legolas - 13/11/2018 07:50:39 PM 449 Views
and those of us defending Cannoli maintain damookster - 13/11/2018 07:59:08 PM 424 Views
I'm not really commenting on Cannoli's post.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 09:20:13 PM 447 Views
FWIW mine was concerning ambiguity Cannoli - 13/11/2018 11:01:03 PM 485 Views
Okay, sure. Legolas - 13/11/2018 11:26:58 PM 481 Views
Interesting.... Jeordam - 13/11/2018 11:36:43 PM 464 Views
Because it is just contempt Roland00 - 13/11/2018 11:45:08 PM 599 Views
I think I mostly covered that above, but I can recap. Legolas - 14/11/2018 08:02:51 AM 458 Views
Who's on the phone? aerocontrols - 14/11/2018 01:53:14 AM 468 Views
Sure, I agree. Legolas - 14/11/2018 07:45:58 AM 475 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 467 Views
Except that it isn't a person, it is a character in a book HyogaRott - 14/11/2018 02:57:12 PM 454 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 14/11/2018 07:18:10 PM 459 Views
Re: So? HyogaRott - 17/11/2018 02:13:37 PM 432 Views
Upon reflection, I have edited the original post Cannoli - 13/11/2018 08:02:17 PM 455 Views
Thank you. *NM* Legolas - 13/11/2018 11:31:41 PM 218 Views
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