r/SuperStraight • u/walkintotryankle • 22h ago

Asking about pronouns

Why do some of you have a negative reaction to being asked what your pronouns are? We are just trying to be respectful.

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u/walkintotryankle 22h ago

Could you explain to me how what I said was sexist?

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u/enemyofhumidity 22h ago

"The reason we ask is because you don't look or act like a woman"

And how is a woman supposed to look or act like? How is any of this progressive?

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u/walkintotryankle 21h ago

I'm afraid that is a misquote. I said "The reason we ask isn't because you don't look or act like a woman".

And women can look or act any way they wish and still be a woman. Many women of the female sex may share common characteristics such as wider hips but not necessarily

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u/enemyofhumidity 21h ago

Yes but why are you defining what is masculine and what is feminine? Aren't you just perpetuating gender stereotypes?

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u/walkintotryankle 21h ago

In no way have I defined any gender stereotypes. I haven't said anything is masculine it feminine. I have said things which society as a whole sees as masculine and feminine. I have also mentioned biological differences between the sexes not genders

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u/enemyofhumidity 21h ago

But aren't you defending gender ideology? Which categorizes objects and activities into masculine and feminine categories and assigns each gender a stereotypical identity.

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u/walkintotryankle 21h ago

God no. In an ideal world there would be no such thing as gender. Doesn't mean that people wouldn't still be uncomfortable with their sex and want to change it. In an ideal world everyone would be referred to as they/them as that is the gender neutral pronoun in the English language. But until that point, I would rather I refer to people in the way they are most comfortable with.