"You can't just make up new pronouns!"
All words are 'made up' we create a set of abstract sounds and attach meaning to it. Language is not static and it never was. You're just mad that other people are 'making up' words to describe what we didn't have words for. Stop trying to justify bigotry.
"They" is not singular!"
"They" as a singular pronoun has been in use since the 1300s at least and was fairly common by Shakespear's time. In fact, English became MUCH more gender neutral about 1200 years ago or so once the Danelaw was formed when the Norse speakers and the Saxon speakers had to understand one another. You never had a problem with 'singular they' until enby folks started using it and you prefer 'male' pronouns to be the default. Stop trying to justify misogynistic bigotry.
"I don't have 'pronouns'"
Just that statement alone is not only a sign of your ignorance over the basics of language, but your intentional disregard for other people who are not hurting you a bit. Stop trying to justify intentionally mean bigotry.
Oh, and here's a helpful, educational video about the function of pronouns in language for my fellow old people ... even if there are some new pronouns now.
Make an effort. It's not hard. The kids these days are a lot smarter about all of this, so please RISE UP to your kind, empathetic, better nature!
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romanbellic
THANK YOU BRO ppl will really just reject basic facts of language and fkn second grade English class rules to justify their bigotry when literally all their excuses fall apart when u realize all ts was MADE UP like no one gave us language we made ts over time!
And change it over time!
If English stayed the same, it would look more like this:
Frēond ġeweorpan, mȳcle wébbstōw. Mōdig lēode ā wicgas fōþ.
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THIS like new words keep getting added and sometimes shit changes. i also like to apply this logic when people act like English is dying or something bc of modern slang the "kids these days" use. like guys we're gonna live it's ok
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any time i see/hear someone say "i dont have pronouns" i instantly think of this schoolhouse rock song. like everyone had been (or at the very least SHOULD have been) taught about pronouns in ELEMENTARY school because its literally how the english language works you cant not have pronouns. these people are just choosing to be dense and it makes me so mad... like why do these people care so much its not even their life. and the pronoun they CAN have singular use. again, these people are just choosing to be dense for no reason.
Exactly
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