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Call me stupid but what exactly is the point of people using "them/they" pronouns?

I really don't understand it. I made the mistake of calling someone a she once and her friend corrected me and said "they/them". How the hell am I supposed to know?

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SW-User

It's just how English grammar works. If that's not the case and you're actually referring to why some people prefer to be called "they/them" then it's because they want to be referred as somewhere between the two sexes...

TheSacredOne · 41-45, M

@SW-User I'm referring to people calling themselves they/them out of preference. I understand people being trans but wouldn't using he or she work better for them. A MtF trans person would be better off saying she I think rather than they/them as they identify as a woman. Makes more sense to me.

revenant · F

@SW-User it is a mentality. Teens over the West are saying the same stuff and it is not down to grammar at all.

SW-User

@revenant I never said it was the grammar. His question didn't provide enough details so I also wanted to point out why they/them pronouns are needed

SW-User

@TheSacredOne You gotta play their rules here if you don't want them to flip out lol

revenant · F

@SW-User I could swear your answer did.

SW-User

@revenant Didn't you see the part "If that's not the case"?