Tag Archives: pronouns
A dream of sorts
Right now I’m taking a figure drawing class. Basically, we draw nude models. It should come as no surprise that some of the explanations of the figure are cissexist. But every day in that class I get thinking: I really … Continue reading
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Pronoun Hierarchy- Updated
Slight changes made to the old one. (text version:) Best: Nin, nim, nims, nimself; they/them/their/theimself Acceptable: he/him/his/himself; Thon/thon/thons/thonself Activism-only*: it/it/its/itself Not good: Other invented pronouns Just don’t: sie/hir/hirs/hirself There are easier ways to get me to stop talking to you: … Continue reading
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Pronouns
Singular they, as I’ve probably mentioned, is starting to bother me. Unfortunately, I still haven’t found any pronoun I like better. This came up because I sent an email to a teacher asking him to use singular they for me, … Continue reading
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Blame
I really need to come up with a pseudonym for the leader of the cisCenter… But, back at the thing that “didn’t go as bad as it could’ve“, she asked me if I blamed Keith for what was happening. I’m … Continue reading
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Entitlement
I actually have a pretty big sense of entitlement. Actually, no, I don’t. I have a perfectly average sense of entitlement. I expect to be treated like a human, I expect people to be able to treat me with the … Continue reading
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Not Your Mom’s Trans 101
Not Your Mom’s Trans 101. Introduction below: There is a huge problem with the way that people are taught about gender in this society. Children are indoctrinated early to believe that there are two sexes, corresponding with two genders, which … Continue reading
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Social Dysphoria
For anyone who doesn’t know- there are 2 basic types of dysphoria that I know of (in terms of trans people). Social and Bodily. I had, and sometimes still have, pretty awful bodily dysphoria for my chest. Bad enough that … Continue reading
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Woes of the non-binary polyglot
I am a linguaphile and aspiring polyglot. I love languages. I want to know as many as possible. And now it’s time to plan next semester classes… Which is a hassle. One thing I’d like to do is figure out … Continue reading
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Singular they IS grammatically accurate
One reason that I posted my pronoun hierarchy, other than that it’s just a damn good thing to know, is so that this post makes sense. One of hte things the center wanted to do was email teachers who wouldn’t … Continue reading
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I like the people on this campus. The last time I tried college, the people were aggravating. When I tried telling people I was a boy, they looked at me like I had grown another head. And not because “you … Continue reading
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