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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down5·4 months agoYou think it takes skill to call someone what they want to be called? Beyond ‘being able to speak really basic English,’ I mean? Here’s some dialogue to help you out: Person A: “I like Person B. She is always nice.” Person B: “I am a he, not a she.” Person A: “Sorry. He is always nice.” That sounds like the sort of thing you’d learn in a first year English class to me.
minus-squarespiderwort@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down24·4 months agoOh keep it in your pants. Just answer the question.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·4 months agoI’m pretty sure I did answer the question. It isn’t because you’ve mastered anything because it takes no skill. It’s because you’re an asshole that doesn’t respect people’s identity.
You think it takes skill to call someone what they want to be called? Beyond ‘being able to speak really basic English,’ I mean?
Here’s some dialogue to help you out:
Person A: “I like Person B. She is always nice.”
Person B: “I am a he, not a she.”
Person A: “Sorry. He is always nice.”
That sounds like the sort of thing you’d learn in a first year English class to me.
Oh keep it in your pants. Just answer the question.
I’m pretty sure I did answer the question. It isn’t because you’ve mastered anything because it takes no skill.
It’s because you’re an asshole that doesn’t respect people’s identity.