Community Conversation => Non-binary talk => Topic started by: Padma on July 18, 2014, 03:08:55 AM Return to Full Version
Title: Flag thing
Post by: Padma on July 18, 2014, 03:08:55 AM
Post by: Padma on July 18, 2014, 03:08:55 AM
I had fun last night venting some frustration (at a friend's friends finding it "too hard" to call them "they") by making this - seems to be popular!
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yoxi.net%2Fanitya%2Fthey-pride-small.png&hash=9c27f44a3eb053262f48585e035b4f72e01f06fb)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yoxi.net%2Fanitya%2Fthey-pride-small.png&hash=9c27f44a3eb053262f48585e035b4f72e01f06fb)
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: Cindy on July 18, 2014, 03:15:05 AM
Post by: Cindy on July 18, 2014, 03:15:05 AM
Nice one my friend!
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: ativan on July 18, 2014, 08:33:53 AM
Post by: ativan on July 18, 2014, 08:33:53 AM
Good one!
Them, their, they...
So many ways to make that phrase work.
The key to so many things is simply to just get over it.
Can't figure out that persons gender?
Step one is to not worry about it.
Ativan
Them, their, they...
So many ways to make that phrase work.
The key to so many things is simply to just get over it.
Can't figure out that persons gender?
Step one is to not worry about it.
Ativan
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: helen2010 on July 18, 2014, 08:57:08 AM
Post by: helen2010 on July 18, 2014, 08:57:08 AM
Excellent. I have always felt that I should ask which pronoun I should use but I probably shouldn't worry about it as them, their, they work well
Aisla
Aisla
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: Satinjoy on July 18, 2014, 04:18:05 PM
Post by: Satinjoy on July 18, 2014, 04:18:05 PM
Actually on the pronoun issue I have some fairly strong feelings, but the acceptance of the plurality is fine. I don't like it for me though.
I prefer h'er, sh'e for myself as a physically female oriented non binary. An accurate visual presentation of myself genderqueer. He'r and s'he for male oriented. But I made all this foolishness up LOL. It does reveal my take on the individual non binary, which I would use. The Sie and Hir pronouns always seemed to be great for the andro's. I use their when I am totally confused as to their preferences.
But it doesn't matter. The flag and the freedom it represents matters a lot.
I prefer h'er, sh'e for myself as a physically female oriented non binary. An accurate visual presentation of myself genderqueer. He'r and s'he for male oriented. But I made all this foolishness up LOL. It does reveal my take on the individual non binary, which I would use. The Sie and Hir pronouns always seemed to be great for the andro's. I use their when I am totally confused as to their preferences.
But it doesn't matter. The flag and the freedom it represents matters a lot.
Title: Flag thing
Post by: Padma on July 22, 2014, 07:39:31 AM
Post by: Padma on July 22, 2014, 07:39:31 AM
Like "you", "they" has been correctly both singular and plural for centuries now. It's a pretty recent deliberate mutation of English to denormalise singular "they", and it was done not for reasons of grammar, but for reasons of property law. Using they doesn't pluralise anyone.
Title: Flag thing
Post by: Padma on July 22, 2014, 07:40:41 AM
Post by: Padma on July 22, 2014, 07:40:41 AM
Eh, I wasn't the first to parody the poster, as it turns out - there's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ehrFk-gLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ehrFk-gLk
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: LordKAT on July 23, 2014, 03:31:25 AM
Post by: LordKAT on July 23, 2014, 03:31:25 AM
Loved that video, Padma. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: finallycomfortable on July 23, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Post by: finallycomfortable on July 23, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Yes, THANKS Padma........how simple can 'it' be ?
First good explanation i have seen in a video. I appreciate your input.
finally comfortable
First good explanation i have seen in a video. I appreciate your input.
finally comfortable
Title: Re: Flag thing
Post by: Kaydee on July 23, 2014, 10:21:57 AM
Post by: Kaydee on July 23, 2014, 10:21:57 AM
Very nice video. "They" did a nice job. thanks!