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Thank you
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I don't like the phrase "thank you" because it's manners, but it has a pronoun inside. And so it puts Me in a really socially awkward position. And it's a position most people wouldn't understand. If someone has second person neopronouns, then "thank you" makes a person feel bad, while having really good intentions behind it, so if you complain or correct, it's really rude and it feels bad to do so. I try to avoid manners that have pronouns inside when I'm talking to strangers, but it would be unreasonable of Me to expect the same from most people. I like "thanks". But "thank you" makes Me feel bad, AND conflicted. It's the most annoying manners.
That's why you started this post with "thank you"?
https://multiverse.soulism.net/comment/383242
Cool thanks.
There's a problem with "you"?
It's just not one of My preferred pronouns
would you prefer y'all? i can try to remember that
As a trans ally, your post was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read. As I have never heard someone complain about "you" before, I provided the opportunity to explain why it might be problematic. If you were sincere and not using this as a method to mock trans people you would have taken the opportunity to explain why "you" is problematic. Instead, you took a paragraph to state you did not like "Thank you" but refused to elaborate any further when asked.
I was watching a clip of Gene Kelly doing a dance on roller skates yesterday. Absolutely incredible dancing on wheels. In the middle of the routine he does a stupid 'Chinaman' impression for absolutely no reason.
I had a choice. Stop watching, or accept that social norms change slowly.