Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So...
by prepend on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:05AM
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I interpreted that differently as there’s a separate point about respecting people’s gender identity and purposely misusing pronouns would conflict with the guidance.
I read this to mean that there are ways to use they or per your address people when pronouns are uncertain. In that it I don’t know a pronoun then a good way to handle this is to use singular they.
I do this when gender is uncertain, as typical with the Internet and mailing lists and projects and what not.
I did not read this as allowing rude and inappropriate behavior to bypass people’s preferred pronouns.
I read this to mean that there are ways to use they or per your address people when pronouns are uncertain. In that it I don’t know a pronoun then a good way to handle this is to use singular they.
I do this when gender is uncertain, as typical with the Internet and mailing lists and projects and what not.
I did not read this as allowing rude and inappropriate behavior to bypass people’s preferred pronouns.