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So you're saying I should just stop feeling dysphoria? Great advice, thanks
I think it is more acknowledging the shift in some English words from their strictly gendered origins.
How this affects you and your own feelings is entirely personal, but I do think the important message is that if someone uses one of these words they likely are not attaching gender to it. While this may not alleviate your dysphoria, I think it's nice to know people aren't misgendering you but instead are using previously gendered words in a gender neutral way.
You misunderstood me, I think. My reply was about their phrasing. "Should've taught" makes it sound like the onus is on me to idk watch Good Burger (which I have seen, and I understand the reference, by the way) and feel some great relief.
If people know that those words cause you dysphoria and continue to use them, they for sure are misgendering you though
I'd say if its an individual in your life that you have told to not refer to you that way then yes.
If it is a stranger, particularly a younger stranger, then assuming misgendering is probably going to not be linguistically accurate and cause you uneccessary mental distress.
I think the increased neutrality of previously gendered words is overall a good thing.
I did explicitly state "if people know" - obviously it doesn't apply to strangers
Gotcha, I misinterpreted your meaning there. I thought the indication was people should be educated to know and found that impractical.
We're on the same page