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In response to "Sam Smith comes out as non-binary, using they/them pronouns. -- (link)" by Tim

I like to think I’m pretty forward thinking and yet I don’t really understand, in practical terms, what this means.

Posted by Volnelk Sep 14 '19, 11:30

It seems overly overly confusing.

Someone says ‘I really like that new song by sam smith’ and I am supposed to respond ‘Yeah, I really like them.’?

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In a practical sense, using the requested pronouns shows respect. In much the same as you might bristle if someone misgendered you in conversation. - TWuG Sep 14, 12:05 7
- we've been selling this little graphic novel for a few months now... They/Them Pronouns.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 14, 13:16
- And even if you get it wrong and make mistakes after being told, you’ll still be fine. People know when you’re doing it wrong as a pejorative. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 12:56 2
  - I don't think I had the opportunity to get pronouns wrong yet, but I really stress out about getting it wrong when I have. - Marlowe Sep 14, 14:01 1
    - I’m sure you could run into the one trans or gender fluid person who is going to lose their minds. - Qale Sep 14, 15:55
- The new one for me is the honorific Mx. (pronounced “mix”) -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 14, 12:13 2
  - Sure thing, chief. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 14, 13:01 1
    - That was another suggestion. :) -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 14, 13:14
That is correct. They/Them has always been acceptable as a singular pronoun. -- nm - Tim Sep 14, 11:37 4
- Here's a good article. -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 14, 12:10 1
  - Interesting. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 12:14
- Always? I've only ever used it to mean more than one thing. It's still very odd to me to use it to mean a singular person. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 11:40 1
  - It goes back a few hundred years in written form, IIRC, but overall prevalence varies by culture, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:47
The response in your im is exactly correct. -- nm* - Super Daddy Princess Sep 14, 11:32 3
- Yep, or "I really like their work", or "I have no idea who them is." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:35 2
  - I don’t know them. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 12:55
  - ... that last one is not grammatically correct. I think it should be "they are", at least as a marginal improvement. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 11:36

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