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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2017-05-20 03:40 pm

[ SECRET POST #3790 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3790 ⌋

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Re: OP

[personal profile] kamino_neko 2017-05-21 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
I just think people should be encouraging use of an agreed upon gender neutral pronoun.

They are. That is what 'they' is. That is what 'they' has been for centuries.

'They' is no more confusing than 'he' or 'she'.

Re: OP

(Anonymous) 2017-05-21 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
It isn't so confusing in most general conversation in daily life, but it is undeniably more confusing in literature where pronoun use is much heavier.
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Re: OP

[personal profile] kamino_neko 2017-05-21 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
But 'he' and 'she' have the same issue, albeit in different contexts.

It's commonly called the 'gay fanfiction dilemma', although that's not the only context it crops up in (though it tends to be one of the worst, due to the kinds of interaction that come up in same-gender romance/sex, and the general quality of fanfic).

Re: OP

(Anonymous) 2017-05-21 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
So how then do you differentiate between a group of male characters speaking? Or female characters?

It's almost as if context can help you differentiate speakers GASP.