i dont identify as a human
im god
call me god from now on — MikeListeral
What if I sleep with a 14 year old and tell the police "my ID says I'm 35 but I identity as a 14 year old so I did nothing wrong". People need to contemplate where their ideas lead to — Gregory
Adults know certain things instinctively. Philosophy is about debating higher opaque questions that people have long pondered about — Gregory
Just because there are different ways the male and female form can be does not mean that there is not truly two forms and it certainly doesn't there are more then two gender identities — Gregory
How do you know what adults know? — Gregory
Where does personal identity end and imposition on others begin? — Lil
Is it an imposition to correct someone who would rather not comply? — Lil
Usually there's a reason someone says one pronoun or another. Usually that's based on certain aesthetics. — Lil
or how about i call you whatever the heck i want to call you
because its a free country
if you dont like it you can go cry in the corner — MikeListeral
Sorry, late boomer here. Why is it such a big offence to call a he a she, or a them a he? Like, you guys think she are bad? — Olivier5
Again, comparing this to proper names is comparing apples to oranges. Its more like you're white but tell people you're black and you get annoyed that they keep calling you white.They tell you, just like they tell you their name. The post you were responding to was responding to the OP saying "the issue comes from when Person B is consistently informed of the correct pronouns and continues making the same error."
If you keep telling me that your name is Olivier and I keep calling you Oliver or Amy then it won't surprise me if you get annoyed by it. — Michael
If gender and sex are different things then how do you know if others are referring to your sex or gender when using pronouns?As someone who identifies as non-binary, and understands that Gender is separate to Sex, — Bradaction
For someone with gender dysphoria the mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity is a cause of distress for them, which coupled with the discrimination they often face makes for the way others think and talk about their gender a matter of significance for them. — Michael
Context. If you are trying to stack people neatly then it's sex.If gender and sex are different things then how do you know if others are referring to your sex or gender when using pronouns? — Harry Hindu
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