LGBTQIA+ on Sidechat | every time i read something that says “he or she” instead of just saying “they” i get instant transphobia vibes, like why are you avoiding a word that would fit much better if not for having something against it

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LGBTQIA+ 4w

every time i read something that says “he or she” instead of just saying “they” i get instant transphobia vibes, like why are you avoiding a word that would fit much better if not for having something against it

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Anonymous 4w

It’s a personal pet peeve of mine when people do that

Anonymous 4w

As an enby it actually hurts to read

Anonymous 4w

In legal contexts it’s often used when the sentence is explicitly meant to refer to an individual and does not apply to groups. “They” ofc exists as a singular, but using it leaves ambiguity because it also exists for groups. It still drives me crazy tho bcos the layperson doesn’t know that and therefore it enforces transphobia

Anonymous 4w

Same

Anonymous

#3 4w

Pronouns are used in the context of nouns. If it is ambiguous, just clarify it with the noun

Anonymous

#3 4w

My old boss, when we’d have a NB client, would add a sentence to the Definitions section of whatever document it was saying something to the effect of “Wherever “they, them, or their” is used, it means [client] or [client]’s and is not to be understood as referring to the plural usage of the same word thereof.” It’s not hard for lawyers to keep up either. Their whole job is disambiguation and they clearly possess the capacity to do so here.

Anonymous

#3 4w

i was reading a fanfic and they did the “he or she” 💀 definitely not even being used for legal contexts there

Anonymous

#4 4w

With clients it’s easily changed, I meant more in the writing of statutes and whatnot