someone asked: would you respect a non binary person pronouns?

[Coyote]

There are a number of them where I live, a college town.
I tend to avoid using any pronouns around them.
In my opinion, and keep in mind, I live in an area with a considerably higher percentage of them, they are a bit on the self righteous side. They are use to people climbing over each other to be over friendly with them to assure their membership in the woke club.
I treat them exactly the same as normal wait staff. Friendly enough, smile etc. but I do not, in any way, acknowledge their presence as something special like I see so many do.
The result of that virtually always results in them acting distant. Because I don't revere them, pay homage to them, they probably think I am transphobic.
Leftist around here treat them like how people long ago treated priests.

No one does that. I think you confuse that with treating them the same as anyone else.

 

[Flash]

would you respect a non binary person pronouns ?​

Absolutely not but I would ridicule them for it.

They need to learn to respect Biology.

 

[Anomalism]

Those are not pronouns.

Well, they can be but I see what you're getting at. They are still sex indicators. It is still a proper contradiction of what you said unless you want to be seriously pedantic.

It's common indicative speech that gets you in trouble with perpetually bitchy trans people. It's not as easy to communicate with these people without either offending or conceding as you suggest.

 

[Blaster]

would you respect a non binary person pronouns ?​

No.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Those are not pronouns. They are honorifics. And does VA count as the South to you?

Aye, and so are pronouns in the woke world.
It is like they are carrying around a high honor relic that everyone must acknowledge, and if someone dares to not acknowledge it - they are evil and deserve punishment.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

No one does that. I think you confuse that with treating them the same as anyone else.

haha... yes they absolutely do.
I see it all the time.

 

[Anathema]

If this was in a business or other public environment, I would use their preferred language; but I would also seek to permanently distance myself from them.

In a private environment I would either leave or request they leave, depending on whose property we were on.

 

[Blues Man]

Well, they can be but I see what you're getting at. They are still sex indicators. It is still a proper contradiction of what you said unless you want to be seriously pedantic.

It's common indicative speech that gets you in trouble with perpetually bitchy trans people. It's not as easy to communicate with these people without either offending or conceding as you suggest.

No they are honorifics not pronouns

 

[Anomalism]

No one does that. I think you confuse that with treating them the same as anyone else.

I'm not obligated to treat anybody any way if I'm not getting paid, nor should I be. You want to send me a check in the mail for having good relations with trans people? I'll consider it.

 

[Anomalism]

No they are honorifics not pronouns

You apparently didn't read my post.

 

[Blues Man]

You apparently didn't read my post.

You apparently don't know the difference between honorifics and pronouns.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I'm not obligated to treat anybody any way if I'm not getting paid, nor should I be. You want to send me a check in the mail for having good relations with trans people? I'll consider it.

True, but you are also not required to be a dick...

 

[Anomalism]

You apparently don't know the difference between honorifics and pronouns.

Sure can be used as a pronoun in certain contexts. Are you sure that you're not actually the ignorant one?

You ignored the spirit of my post to drill into pedantry instead. I'm bored now. You're boring.

 

[petro]

Just easier to address everyone now as "Hey asshole!".

I believe in equality.

 

[Blues Man]

Is sir sure that he's not actually the ignorant one?

Definition of SIR

a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest; a man of rank or position; —used as a usually respectful form of address… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Definition of YOU

the one or ones being addressed —used as the pronoun of the second person singular or plural in any grammatical relation except that of a possessive —used formerly only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the dative or accusative case as direct or indirect object of … See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

If a word is actually a pronoun it is stated in the definition of that word.

 

[Anomalism]

True, but you are also not required to be a dick...

No, but if that's what I want to do that is what I should do.

 

[Anomalism]

Definition of SIR

a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest; a man of rank or position; —used as a usually respectful form of address… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Sir can be used as a pronoun, and anybody that's not a high school dropout should know that. If you're so hard headed that you actually need me to go get you the link to prove to you that you're ignorant I will.

It still doesn't matter though, because you're just being a pedant. Again, you've ignored the spirit of my post because you know that you're wrong on the premise of the original post you made.

 

[Blues Man]

Sir can be used as a pronoun, and anybody that's not a high school dropout should know that. If you're so hard headed that you actually need me to go get you the link to prove to you that you're ignorant I will.

It still doesn't matter though, because you're just being a pedant. Again, you've ignored the spirit of my post because you know that you're wrong on the premise of the original post you made.

Sir is a noun so says the definition.

And yes using the words as they are defined is how people actually communicate.

If you want to make up meanings then publish your own dictionary.

 

[Anomalism]

Sir is a noun so says the definition.

And yes using the words as they are defined is how people actually communicate.

If you want to make up meanings then publish your own dictionary.

Since you rely on Google to get you through the day you should try this one. "Can sir be used as a pronoun?" Learn something. You're welcome.

Now, trying to move on again, you have still neglected to address what I am actually telling you, which is that it is not as easy to communicate with these people as you suggest.

 

[The Duke]

Those are not pronouns. They are honorifics. And does VA count as the South to you?

VA does definitely count as the South. Yes.