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Originally Posted by kayanne
Excellent question.
I have recently started trying to avoid using pronouns at all for TGs. If I'm referring to Lia Thomas, for example, I will just say (or type) Thomas (not even Lia). That way no wokies can get angry with me for using "he," and I can live with myself knowing I'm not contributing to the lie.
I wish every sane person would do this, in media and IRL.
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This is what I started doing in real life after I referred to someone as she and was then subjected to a “they/them” lecture. It does feel like lying and also feels like support for binary gender stereotypes to go along with this. I don’t want to hurt feelings so I avoid using pronouns with certain people because I also don’t like lying.
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