Using they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use? - eviltoast
  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If you don’t know someone’s gender, what do you call them? Like, what if they present in a really ambiguous way? Or what if you’ve never even met them? Like say you’re about to sit down at a restaurant, and you notice a jacket on the seat, would you tell the hostess, “excuse me, I think the last person to sit here left their jacket.” Or would you just be unable to refer to them because you don’t know their gender?