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If someone is uncomfortable with calling you it/its, don't call them transphobic.
There is a lot of transphobic history with calling someone an it and a good amount of people are just uncomfortable with it, especially if theyre trans or even just gay, as well.
There is a lot of transphobic history with calling someone an it and a good amount of people are just uncomfortable with it, especially if theyre trans or even just gay, as well.
And before someone says I can't speak on this "cause I'm cis", then you probably haven't been around for my gender questioning and probably being non-binary. Also, trans friends of mine have also agree with me on this sooooo yeah
It's okay if you want to be called it/its because you do you, its your life, your pronouns, but just understand that it's not something many people who are trans or support trans people and their right REALLY want to be saying because of the history behind the pronouns;;;
For example, I'm white and therefore cannot say the n word but a black friend of me says I can around him. Do I use it around him? No. Because even if he is okay with me saying around him does NOT mean I should. Because it can leak into other conversations with others.
It can also normalize it cause then you'll be saying it without context of your "permission". Also n-word passes don't exist so yeah.
Same goes for it/its. Yes, its a bit better in the sense that we use it/its in English conversations every day, but its still got bad history.
Same goes for it/its. Yes, its a bit better in the sense that we use it/its in English conversations every day, but its still got bad history.
So yeah. Just wanted to say why trans/trans allies might not be comfortable calling you an it. Because, in actuality, you're not an it. You're a human being worth better treatment. But if thats really what you want to be called, you do you. Just don't claim transphobia.
Signed, someone who is currently gender questioning but is probably trans aka non-binary, and a transmasc has outspokenly agreed and stated such, and a trans ally.
We just want to treat y'all right and don't want to normalize these kinds of things with transphobic history;;;
We just want to treat y'all right and don't want to normalize these kinds of things with transphobic history;;;
I've also noticed it's mostly minors using them...... I dont think I've seen anyone 18+ using those pronouns.........
So many cowards in qrts these days......
