[ SECRET POST #4065 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4065 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Grace and Frankie]


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03.
[Gillian Anderson]


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04.
[Actress Martha Higareda as Kristin Ortega in Altered Carbon]


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05.
[Supernatural S01E09, "Home"]


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06.
[FX's Legion]


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07.
[Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey]


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08. https://i.imgur.com/846oK7X.png
[The Shape of Water; linked at OPs request, it's a dildo]











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Comments

Re: Words and phrases you hate

[(Anonymous)]

It's not for a cause, well, not JUST for a cause. It's just how English works now when referring to a person whose gender we don't know or a hypothetical person of any gender.

"You said you invited a friend. Are they coming?"

"I'm just going to leave this extra water bottle here for whoever wants it. They can take it if they need it."

It's how people already talk. My problem is that the singular they is typically used in impersonal contexts like the above - i.e. to refer to someone you haven't met - so it feels a bit wrong to use it to refer to someone who is standing right there. Still, I think it's the best option because it's already in the language.