Posted on 06/19/2021 7:36:48 AM PDT by Stravinsky
What’s the best way to tell someone your pronouns at work?
-The answer is clear, straightforward, and casual — in the same way you’d share what region or city you live in.
- In-person, share them with your basic intro. “Hey! My name is Lily Zheng. I use they/them pronouns, and I’m a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist living on Muwekma Ohlone land in the San Francisco Bay Area.”
- Online, including in email signatures, you can include your pronouns (typically in the format of “X/X” or “X/X/X” (e.g. “she/her” or “she/her/hers”).
- When it comes to asking someone their pronouns, it can get more complicated, as most people don’t ask everyone their pronouns — most people only tend to ask visibly transgender or gender-nonconforming people.
- The advice here is to focus instead on always introducing yourself with your pronouns. If the individual you meet feels comfortable doing so, they may share their pronouns with you.
- For all people who have not shared their pronouns with you, commit to using singular “they” until you learn their pronouns.
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If people share that they use multiple sets of pronouns, make your best efforts to use the different sets they’ve shared. If you feel comfortable, you can ask them whether they prefer others using different pronouns within the same conversation (e.g. “I was talking to her the other day. They told me…”) or changing pronoun sets across different conversations (e.g. Conversation 1: “I was talking to her the other day. She told me…”; Conversation 2: “They mentioned that to me before! They were saying…”).
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I call people like I see it. I really don’t care what they think about what I call them......
My preferred pronoun is HIS
If asked, I say the N version. What is that? Normal, of course. Heads explode.
My pronound are F and U.
How about I use my own non-binary pronouns for SnowFlakes like F#cuktard and Twatwaffle?
Sheheit is my only pronoun for the woke.
Undoubtedly, her therapist’s pronouns are xet/xex.
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sire/my lord/your majesty
When I run across dumb lefties like this I say I self-identify as a black, handicapped lesbian trapped in a man’s body.
When I’m around even crazier people I self-identify as Superman upholding Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
Dude/The Dude
Shoo crazy person shoo!
My pronouns are up/yours
I don’t ask for people’s “pronouns” and if some yahoo starts trying to tell me his or hers (those are the only two as far as I’m concerned), I will walk away.
Eww. Go away, ya psycho.
“Hey! My name is Lily Zheng. I use they/them pronouns, and I’m a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist...”
“Hi Lily, my name is John Milner. Hmm, diversity, equity and inclusion strategist, you say. Have you ever had a job that contributed value to society?”
Using pronouns is racist, sexist and demeaning.
Ack!
Barf!
She it.
5.56mm
Seowulf, much like Bob Dole, rejects all pronouns.
You may address Seowulf as Seowulf in all cases.
I identify as Smith & Wesson.
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