MasileinDE wrote:
like I get people using pronouns like xe (I think?) irl and it working out, because most people recognise it as specific pronouns
but otherwise, it's just messy?
(also, for me it's more like english fourth language, which I feel people have even less care for. I speak three other languages in which I'm way more eloquent than in english, but no, I have to interact in english and get character-judged based on my language skills. mini rant on the side)
Claire wrote:
that's what I was wonderingMasileinDE wrote:
and I wonder if for me it's to some extend the fact that I'm not a native speaker
like I'm already majorly confused when people name their dogs after things (only specific pop-culture example I ever remember is Cinnamon in TBBT) because that's not how names work in German
but then with neo-pronouns like these, I'm just bound to misunderstand conversations based on the fact that they use something that has a completely separate meaning as a pronoun
it's bound to cause confusion depending on what conversation you're having
being ESL could be effecting the situation but like nobody is using these 'pronouns' offline. this is an online phenomena among only gen z. it's not real. it's an online game.AtlantaG1912 wrote:
Also i just saw someone have spider and skull as their pronoun and it has me super confused xx
me tooAlso i just saw someone have spider and skull as their pronoun and it has me super confused xx
and I wonder if for me it's to some extend the fact that I'm not a native speaker
like I'm already majorly confused when people name their dogs after things (only specific pop-culture example I ever remember is Cinnamon in TBBT) because that's not how names work in German
but then with neo-pronouns like these, I'm just bound to misunderstand conversations based on the fact that they use something that has a completely separate meaning as a pronoun
it's bound to cause confusion depending on what conversation you're having
like I get people using pronouns like xe (I think?) irl and it working out, because most people recognise it as specific pronouns
but otherwise, it's just messy?
(also, for me it's more like english fourth language, which I feel people have even less care for. I speak three other languages in which I'm way more eloquent than in english, but no, I have to interact in english and get character-judged based on my language skills. mini rant on the side)