#controversal

Xenopronouns:

I was talking to someone the other day and when I asked the pronouns xey used gui's response was a whole list but fae ended by saying xeir favorites were xenopronouns. When I asked ty what kuu meant gu told me zey feel validated by and faer attention is caught by things like a windows start up noise or a child humming a specific note. That really caught my attention. I had never really thought about the way they worked. I feel like this opens a whole new world. Xenopronouns that are nonhuman or not perceivable to humans I feel are rare but incredible. I can understand why they're treated as controversially as they are but I feel thats dumb. If a person is happy as they are why does it matter?

Neopronouns:

I've been using neopronouns already throughout this post so its kinda clear I'm cool with them. I feel like they're honestly the best invention ever. What can possibly be controversial about them? A lot of people say that neopronouns are impossible to use but really they're not that different than any other pronoun set. Use Xe instead of He. Xem instead of Him. Ci instead of She. Its a simple concept and I don't see why people can't grasp it. Not only are the concept of neopronouns a tale as old as time, but they're something that honestly make more sense. Theres no inherent gender tied to any sets of neopronouns and it'd honestly freeing.

Emojiself Pronouns:

Ok I can understand the controversy here. "How can you have an emoji for a pronoun?! Its weird and you can't do it." Well... There are plenty of people that I know that have emojiself pronouns. Those people aren't bad people or insane. There are people who feel an honest connection to certain emojis or emoticons. Emojiself pronouns like 🔥/🔥s/🔥self or 🖤/🖤s/🖤self or emoticon pronouns like :]/:]s/:]self or ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔ/ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔs/ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔself are honestly unique and incredible. There should be no controversy here. It doesn't have to be that hard. I understand if people don't want to use alternate versions of emojis for verbal pronouns. But its honestly easier to use 🌸 or 🔥self over he or she in a text based conversation. I feel like I can defend these pronouns to the end of time and my arguments will fall on deaf ears but I'll try anyway.

First person Pronouns/Neoprns:

Man I just discovered these pronouns and I love them so much. First person neopronouns are things like Y/Ye/Yi/Yine/Yself or A/Ae/Ay/Aine/Aself. These are a relatively old concept but not one thats ever really used. How are these even used? Well instead of I/Me/My/Mine/Myself or We/Us/Our/Ours/Ourself you'd use a different set. It'd be like saying "Y went to the store with Yself and Yself alone. Y ran out of Yi good shampoo and Y needed to get some more. Y suppose Y should've asked if you needed Ye to get anything while Y was there." My honest thoughts are simply, I don't understand why theres any kind of controversy around these. They're personal pronouns. Why should anyone care. If I want to call myself E or Dht or anything else... why should anyone care?

It/Its and Dehuman Pronouns:

Where to start... The concept of It/Its pronouns and dehuman pronouns have been around for such a long time that the controversy around them have done little less than just grow over the years. Pronouns that completely dehumanize a person are always so frowned upon but really what if that person doesn't feel like they are human? What if that person genuinely feels more comfortable with them. My own mother has used them against me before by saying the whole "You can't use they/them on one person. Its a plural pronoun. I may as well just call you an It/Its." My response to her was simply "okay". The whole controversy around people being against dehuman pronouns, not just It/Its but other types too, is simply childish. My argument remains the same. Why should it matter what a person likes being called?

Spite Pronouns:

AH!! My favorite pronoun sets lmao. Spite pronouns are pronoun sets that you're told you can't use because [insert reason here]. These are things like: swear pronouns like Fuck/Fucks or Ass/Asses, reclaimed pronouns like nor/mal or Daddy/Daddys, controversial pronouns like BLM/BLMself or Kink/Kinks, "appropriative" pronouns like Fae/Faer or God/Gods. There is no debate as to why theres controversy around these but my argument is the same as with any other category. If its what the person wants to be called why deprive them of that? Using pronouns you're told you're not allowed to use is honestly such a strong statement against people who would oppress those who just want to be themselves.

So final thoughts: Please just be respectful. A person's pronouns are their business not yours. Don't be a pronoun police. If you read this whole post and you're just pissed feel free to send me an ask and ask questions or stir up shit. I'd like to see what you've got to say. I know there are other pronouns I could've touched on but honestly if I went much longer no one would read this post lol.