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[–]Spikygrasspod 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I used to think pronouns were a courtesy. Now I think they're an equivocation--a mix up that conceals the truth. Why? Because they carry with them the associations of sex and socialisation. "She" suggests someone who is not likely to dominate or harm. "She" should be allowed to play women's sports. "She" deserves to be treated like a woman. "She" hides the fact that he is male born, male socialised, with a male sexuality and male risk profile. So yeah, definitely not a right. More like a deliberate attempt to reframe reality to make male colonisation and male appropriation of women's things more palatable.