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In response to
"Regarding the societal change discussion below, read Qale’s post. That’s a simple thing I think about. -- nm"
by
MDH
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I agree, and I don't think anyone's objecting conceptually. I think we're just struggling with changing our habits and the ambiguity it imparts. -- (edited)
Posted by
pmb (aka pmb)
Mar 31 '21, 11:03
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All of our brains essentially work in a default mode that allows us to efficiently take in and relay information. This makes it much more difficult. I was going to relate a story about a friend of ours whose son came out as trans fairly recently. But I struggled to describe it because when I say "son" (he has chosen "he") in a discussion, I am almost always asked to clarify if "he" is now "she" or vice versa. Maybe that doesn't matter, except that if the person I'm talking to meets this person they may not know how to refer to him. Similarly when referring to someone as they, let's say in the context of "are they coming tonight?" it leads to questions of whether that means there are multiple people or one person coming. I have total respect for the person and their choice. I just would like to find new ways that are less complicated to impart it because it's inefficient and bumps into our Default Mode Networks. Just to be clear, I try and don't resent the choice. I just find it complicated and easy to screw up.
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