Have you ever been called an it

[sherie157]

I've never been called "it". I think it would hurt a lot.

I remember the first time someone referred to me as "she", and it was pure music to my ears.

[stephaniec]

I still get like that

[Wild Flower]

If it happened to me, I wouldn't care. I don't care what others say about me, they don't pay my bills.

Aren't robots called 'it' too? It is an objectification word, to make someone feel subhuman. Don't give them that satisfaction that it actually matters what they say. I would say, "Okay, what else do you want to say?"

Words are meaningless especially sentences. I don't even care what pronoun name he or she.... if you benefit me in my life then you can stick around, if you don't I won't give much attention to them.

I really lost the quality of actually caring what people say....

[Toni]

Unfortunately, a keynote speaker giving an address at an opening convocation for teachers and staff for the new school year made a comment about not worrying about referring to students as "he", "she" or "it".   This was in Texas and although I'm sure this was supposed to be a bit of humor it shows that most people just don't get it.  The PC regarding us that we see in the government is mostly superficial and driven by dictates rather than personal understanding and if it were not for laws (an approach I hate) we'd all be in deep trouble.  I can laugh at myself and even at the craziness of this situation with my friends who know me and are laughing with me, but I see more everyday about people giving lip service but really haven't a clue.  I can't say I see things improving with the current administration, and I'm really thinking about leaving Texas.  Not everyone is myopic here, but far too many to make me feel safe except in certain areas.

[Devlyn]

I'm sure we all have, even if not to our faces.

[RobynTx]

Unfortunately, a keynote speaker giving an address at an opening convocation for teachers and staff for the new school year made a comment about not worrying about referring to students as "he", "she" or "it".   This was in Texas and although I'm sure this was supposed to be a bit of humor it shows that most people just don't get it.  The PC regarding us that we see in the government is mostly superficial and driven by dictates rather than personal understanding and if it were not for laws (an approach I hate) we'd all be in deep trouble.  I can laugh at myself and even at the craziness of this situation with my friends who know me and are laughing with me, but I see more everyday about people giving lip service but really haven't a clue.  I can't say I see things improving with the current administration, and I'm really thinking about leaving Texas.  Not everyone is myopic here, but far too many to make me feel safe except in certain areas.

Yeah Texas just isn't the best state for Transgender but I still don't see me leaving for a long time.

[Paige]

If it happened to me, I wouldn't care. I don't care what others say about me, they don't pay my bills.

Aren't robots called 'it' too? It is an objectification word, to make someone feel subhuman. Don't give them that satisfaction that it actually matters what they say. I would say, "Okay, what else do you want to say?"

Words are meaningless especially sentences. I don't even care what pronoun name he or she.... if you benefit me in my life then you can stick around, if you don't I won't give much attention to them.

I really lost the quality of actually caring what people say....

Hi Wild Flower,

I so wish I was like you and not care what people think of me.  I wonder if there's any way to train yourself not to care about other peoples opinions.

Thanks,
Paige

[Christy S]

Being open and out as an online gamer and social media presence I have been called plenty of things by lower less credible "people", "it" being one of the more toned down versions.