Very well, I edited it to say “degender” rather than “misgender”, but “degender” is a very niche word and I worry that you’ve made My comment less clear for the sake of pointless semantics.
I meant that using either non-gendered or gender-neutral pronouns should be fine and not considered as misgendering or degendering the user.
Deliberately misgendering/degendering somebody after knowing their pronouns is definitely an issue, but I feel like defaulting to something that applies to probably >99% of the population is ok if you don’t know the person’s preferred pronouns.
In situations where a pronoun is grammatically appropriate I agree, but I don’t think apps should be using a user’s first person pronouns for them in the first place, so they’re just asking for the trouble. It’s their fault for flying too close to the sun.
Very well, I edited it to say “degender” rather than “misgender”, but “degender” is a very niche word and I worry that you’ve made My comment less clear for the sake of pointless semantics.
I meant that using either non-gendered or gender-neutral pronouns should be fine and not considered as misgendering or degendering the user.
Deliberately misgendering/degendering somebody after knowing their pronouns is definitely an issue, but I feel like defaulting to something that applies to probably >99% of the population is ok if you don’t know the person’s preferred pronouns.
In situations where a pronoun is grammatically appropriate I agree, but I don’t think apps should be using a user’s first person pronouns for them in the first place, so they’re just asking for the trouble. It’s their fault for flying too close to the sun.