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Official Rax Pronouns 3.0 Release Notes

Nov 09, 2011 09:45

This document describes the proper procedures for referring to rax using third-person pronouns. It supersedes all previous such documentation.

The correct pronoun for referring to rax is now "they." This is true whether you are referring to them as rax , Rax, Rachel, Rach, Kitty-Fox, or any other approved appellation. The pronoun "she" from pronoun release ( Read more... )

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rax November 9 2011, 20:29:39 UTC

It's difficult! I know a couple of its and it has taken me a long time to get mostly used to using preferred pronouns --- partially because "it" shows up in all sorts of other contexts too, as demonstrated. Then again, so does they. "It" has gotten easier for me as I start to think of dehumanizing as not an (only) bad thing --- that the label of human may not necessarily always be a productive one, and that choosing to expressly challenge one's own humanity in certain places may be a productive move.

I would still not prefer "it" for myself. But it helps me be more comfortable with other folks for whom that is their preference.

identityfail November 10 2011, 00:01:33 UTC

i have seen a lot of people online be like I REFUSE TO RESPECT 'IT' AS A PRONOUN FOR ANYONE and it really makes me want to punch them in the face and go by 'it' just to spite them. i mean i've never met anyone who used "it" IRL but there seem to be at least a handful of 'em running around the interwebz ( ... )

identityfail November 10 2011, 00:02:10 UTC

*somewhat related

plymouth November 10 2011, 18:05:46 UTC

I'm trying to learn spanish now and it is similarly with the gender being in EVERYTHING and it is all confusing in terms of when all the other words get gender. Like apparently my white kitty isn't just a girl-kitty she's also girl-white (Ella es mi gata blanca). auros says that if I get gender agreement wrong people will still understand me so it's not a big deal. But I'm just like what the hell do you do if you live with a language like that and you don't have a gender?

paxed November 20 2011, 22:48:58 UTC

On the other end of the spectrum there's frex. Finnish, which is very much a gender neutral language. We don't even have a separate pronouns for he and she, just "hän" for both. Which can make translating prose a bit awkward...

Also, to refer to a person by using "se" (it) is perfectly valid in speech. If you use "hän" (he/she), it comes off as very stiff and formal.

yakshaver November 10 2011, 17:40:20 UTC

> The Rax is a rock star.

They is, isn't they?

mindways November 11 2011, 07:05:08 UTC

...shouldn't the verb still match? eg: "I ran into an old friend yesterday; they were in town for a conference."

[Of course, it's 2 AM, so my grammar skills may simply be offline. :]

lindseykuper November 11 2011, 04:04:46 UTC

Brilliant. I love the way you write.

Seconded. This post is great.

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