Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by Mirioron on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @09:29PM
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We don't have an obligation to call somebody by their real name nor should we have an obligation to use their preferred pronouns. We should do it out of respect, but we shouldn't be obligated to do so by law or some other rule.
I've not seen someone suffer negative consequences for calling someone else the wrong real name. I've seen instances of negative consequences for someone using the wrong pronoun though.
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by wlesieutre on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @09:32PM
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Is that because there would be no consequences if I showed up to my job and started calling every customer I talk to "Frank"?
Or is it because deliberately going out of your way to call people the wrong name to make a political point isn't a thing that anyone does, so nobody has needed a rule to make them knock it off?
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by justinjlynn on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:11PM
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chuckles
You know, in being subtle like that, I fear you might not be making your point clearly enough for the others.
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers...
by hn_go_brrrrr on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:36PM
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Yep, I missed it until your comment prompted me to read more carefully and again.
Forget nicknames, how would these people feel if somebody just said "Hey I'm going to call you Arnold now, because you fit my mental image of Arnold." Wildly inappropriate thing to do?
If you want to go and impose whatever pronoun you want on someone based on how they look, don't act shocked when you get called out for being a dick to them.