fossilesque to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoLuigi Mangione's shackled ankles in courtimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1759arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1742arrow-down1imageLuigi Mangione's shackled ankles in courtfossilesque to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down28·1 month agoneutral gender is appropriate when the gender is unknown or for NB people. otherwise it is appropriate to use the known gender
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoIt’s also perfectly appropriate to say they. It’s not gendered
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoThanks. I couldn’t figure out how to say that without sounding like an asshole. You managed it flawlessly.
minus-squarecomfy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoI don’t know Luigi’s gender for certain, nor is it relevant to my statement. Neutrality is appropriate. Furthermore, I personally disapprove of gendered language in general. It’s pointless. I can’t think of one reason to keep that archaic tradition.
neutral gender is appropriate when the gender is unknown or for NB people. otherwise it is appropriate to use the known gender
It’s also perfectly appropriate to say they. It’s not gendered
Thanks. I couldn’t figure out how to say that without sounding like an asshole. You managed it flawlessly.
I don’t know Luigi’s gender for certain, nor is it relevant to my statement. Neutrality is appropriate.
Furthermore, I personally disapprove of gendered language in general. It’s pointless. I can’t think of one reason to keep that archaic tradition.