Job insists we share pronouns

[Anonymous]

Are you closeted?

[Anonymous]

Make some up. They can be anything

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:How can you not feel comfortable sharing your pronouns?? Let people know if you prefer to go by he/she/they. It’s really simple.

Sharing pronouns is ridiculous and performative.

It insults the intelligence of everyone around you and forces everyone else to play along with nonsense.

I don't understand. If you don't like the "new" pronouns, you can just reference the traditional ones.

What you wrote is illogical because it assumes the issue is simply about not liking certain pronouns. The person’s point was that they do not want to have to state their pronouns at all. By framing it as a matter of choosing between new or traditional pronouns, you are creating a false dichotomy that reduces the situation to two options and ignores the actual concern. It also sidesteps the original point, which makes your response a red herring.

"I'm angry because I don't want to call people 'they'" isn't a concern-- it's a rant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you closeted?

That’s the only reason I could see a problem here. Being outed before you are ready or feeling pressure to misgender yourself to not.

Otherwise I fail to see an issue. You could get feisty and use the word “human”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you not feel comfortable sharing your pronouns?? Let people know if you prefer to go by he/she/they. It’s really simple.

Sharing pronouns is ridiculous and performative.

It insults the intelligence of everyone around you and forces everyone else to play along with nonsense.

I don't understand. If you don't like the "new" pronouns, you can just reference the traditional ones.

Use symbols like Prince did.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make some up. They can be anything

Yeah, if you really want to stick to your guns that this is dumb, then make up pronouns as a way of mocking the people that this is meaningful.

Of course, then you're going to have to deal with the consequences of your convictions.

I know it is easier and safer to just whine on an anonymous message board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make some up. They can be anything

Yeah, if you really want to stick to your guns that this is dumb, then make up pronouns as a way of mocking the people that this is meaningful.

Of course, then you're going to have to deal with the consequences of your convictions.

I know it is easier and safer to just whine on an anonymous message board.

I don’t define pronouns for myself. People who have to ask, don’t see me. They just want to use me.

[Anonymous]

The real problem is that when the enlightened higher ups require this sort of thing and force people to pretend they don’t resent it, you are incubating future trump voters and actually diluting genuine lgbt support.

The right thing is to allow and support anyone who wants to share pronouns, but not make it a power play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make some up. They can be anything

Yeah, if you really want to stick to your guns that this is dumb, then make up pronouns as a way of mocking the people that this is meaningful.

Of course, then you're going to have to deal with the consequences of your convictions.

I know it is easier and safer to just whine on an anonymous message board.

I don’t define pronouns for myself. People who have to ask, don’t see me. They just want to use me.

Of course. This absolutely sounds like a completely rational and serious concern over their evil plan:

Step 1. Require employee to specify preferred pronouns
Step 2. ???
Step 3. Profit!!!!

How nefarious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do it as its a requirement as well where I work but I don't like it. I don't feel the most important characteristic about me is that I am a woman and I don't like needing to put my gender identity front and center and have it be the qualifier of everything I do. I feel like women fought for equality for years and now we are back to needing to make sure everyone knows well she is a woman when I am doing my job. I would feel the same if they told me I needed to put my sexual orientation on my emails and on a public board or my race / ethnicity or my age or any other demographic feature. No different to me than this necessity of announcing my gender identity daily. None of these are necessary for me to do my job.

Very well said. Yes, this. Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The real problem is that when the enlightened higher ups require this sort of thing and force people to pretend they don’t resent it, you are incubating future trump voters and actually diluting genuine lgbt support.

The right thing is to allow and support anyone who wants to share pronouns, but not make it a power play.

So tell your employer you resent the policy and the principles and values it is based on. Why complain anonymously online? What is that going to accomplish?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make some up. They can be anything

Yeah, if you really want to stick to your guns that this is dumb, then make up pronouns as a way of mocking the people that this is meaningful.

Of course, then you're going to have to deal with the consequences of your convictions.

I know it is easier and safer to just whine on an anonymous message board.

I don’t define pronouns for myself. People who have to ask, don’t see me. They just want to use me.

Of course. This absolutely sounds like a completely rational and serious concern over their evil plan:

Step 1. Require employee to specify preferred pronouns
Step 2. ???
Step 3. Profit!!!!

How nefarious!

I don’t engage with the bullies. Bye.

[Anonymous]

The real solution is to say you prefer that people not use pronouns and use your full name all the time.

[Anonymous]

It simply doesn’t bother me. No big whoop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make some up. They can be anything

Yeah, if you really want to stick to your guns that this is dumb, then make up pronouns as a way of mocking the people that this is meaningful.

Of course, then you're going to have to deal with the consequences of your convictions.

I know it is easier and safer to just whine on an anonymous message board.

I don’t define pronouns for myself. People who have to ask, don’t see me. They just want to use me.

Of course. This absolutely sounds like a completely rational and serious concern over their evil plan:

Step 1. Require employee to specify preferred pronouns
Step 2. ???
Step 3. Profit!!!!

How nefarious!

I don’t engage with the bullies. Bye.

That appears to be what you're worried about your employer saying, and why you're just posting here.