Kate Tempest

[mcshed]

10 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

Honest question, and please excuse my ignorance here I’m just genuinely curious.

I understand the use of they/them instead of he/she (although I struggle to get my head around the use of “they” as a singular not plural term). But what are the preferred terms for gender specific words such as son/daughter/brother/sister etc?

I don't know the answers but it seems like an excellent opportunity to use nibling rather than neice or nephew.

[whitehorses]

10 hours ago, priest17 said:

Makes you wonder why Cousin isn't a gendered term really.

It is in other languages, primo (boy cousin) and prima (girl cousin) in Spanish, for example.

[kalifire]

21 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

I understand the use of they/them instead of he/she

I have to admit, I don't. Only because they/them are terms that have already been attributed. My issue isn't one of discrimination, it's a linguistical issue. I struggle with a word we've all agreed meaning something being used in a different context.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 minute ago, kalifire said:

I have to admit, I don't. Only because they/them are terms that have already been attributed. My issue isn't one of discrimination, it's a linguistical issue. I struggle with a word we've all agreed meaning something being used in a different context.

It's been used as a non-gender specific singular pronoun for centuries:

https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/

[priest17]

15 minutes ago, kalifire said:

I have to admit, I don't. Only because they/them are terms that have already been attributed. My issue isn't one of discrimination, it's a linguistical issue. I struggle with a word we've all agreed meaning something being used in a different context.

have you ever used any slang ever

[kalifire]

On 8/14/2020 at 2:34 AM, priest17 said:

have you ever used any slang ever

Gender pronouns aren't "slang".

[stuartbert two hats]

9 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Gender pronouns aren't "slang".

No, but "word[ s ] we've all agreed meaning something being used in a different context." are.

Edited August 14, 2020 by stuartbert two hats