Do you think they/them pronouns are valid?

Do you think they/them pronouns are valid?

Yes, duh! People can use whatever pronouns they genuinely identify with! They/them, xe/xem, potato/potatoself... I don't care!
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Well, yes, but she/her, he/him, and they/them are the only pronouns I support. I don't support xe/xem or other ridiculous ones.
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No! There are only two genders! All of these so-called "non-binaries" just want to feel special!
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I literally don't care. Use whatever pronouns you want - it doesn't affect me.
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Potato potatoself, what?
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on January 09, 2019
I don't care, but I don't believe there's more than two genders

If you want, use whatever pronouns you want and I'll try to remember
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There are 3 biological sexes. Genders are unlimited.
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@vive_la_revolution cool beans
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on October 21, 2017
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on October 21, 2017
@vive_la_revolution Oh okay, so I guess there are lots of sexes.
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on October 21, 2017
You're correct, but Intersex is more than one sex. There are dozens of forms that intersex can manifest itself in, and thousands (millions, more likely) of people with biology that doesn't quite fit the definition of "male" or "female" but still are characterized as such because of the sex binary.
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on October 21, 2017
@vive_la_revolution i thought there was male female and intersex but i could be wrong
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on October 20, 2017
There are actually more than three biological sexes but yeah pretty much
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on October 19, 2017
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on October 19, 2017
Idk about genders; that's a philosophical debate so you can think what you wanna
But there are more than two biological sexes, so
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Mkay! That's fair XD
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on October 19, 2017
Well, I know you like to argue, but this is too touchy and that's mean it's going to end up being lengthy. So I'm just going to leave my opinion here and vamoose before anything gets started
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on October 19, 2017
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on October 19, 2017
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on October 19, 2017
I really don't truly agree with genders other than male or female, but it's not my place to say what they can and can't do. I'll respect them for who they are and use they/ them if that's what they feel, even if I don't entirely agree with it. They're still human as well.
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@WaitForIt that's a really mature thing to say, and I commend you for it. I wish more people thought like that - "Personally, I think this is ridiculous, but they can do whatever they want."
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Well, they're people as well. I can't control any biological creature outside of me, and I'm perfectly aware of that. Just because there's a conflict in beliefs doesn't mean I should be mean about it.
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on October 19, 2017
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on October 19, 2017
Okay but... Why? There are more than two genders. More than two sexes, speaking biologically, even when just talking about humans.
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How so? Gender is simply a set of traits that we assign socially to different sexes. So if there are more than two sexes, then there are definitely more than two genders. An intersex person may not identify as male or female. A male or female may not identify with their birth sex and/or gender, and they may not identify with the "opposite" sex/gender either.
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on October 18, 2017
I understand, but that's not exactly what I meant.
I understand there's more than male and female sexes, but when it comes to genders, in my opinion, it gos a bit far.
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on October 18, 2017
So... You don't understand it, so you oppose it. That does not make sense.
Sex is not black and white, biologically speaking. There are millions of people who are biologically a combination of what we consider male and female.
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on October 18, 2017
Alot of it is I don't have an understanding of it so it's unrealistic to me, if that makes sence. Part of it religous views as well.
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on October 18, 2017
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on October 18, 2017
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on October 18, 2017
I tend to think that xe/xem etc is going a bit overboard but I would never actually tell that to someone who uses those pronouns. Like, if they wanna, then hell yeah have fun. And I think that they/them pronouns are not only valid, but essential for having an operable egalitarian society in the regard of linguistics
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Exactly! Like, I personally think xe/xem is a little odd, but if someone genuinely, seriously feels like those pronouns are the best for them, I'll use them.
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on October 18, 2017
Yeah exactly! Like it's not my job to tell people how to identify themselves. I don't live in their heads - I cannot dictate how they feel. Only they really know and understand how they feel. So whatever makes them happy they can go for, even if I don't understand it. I mean if I have a close friend that tells me they identify with xe/xem, I'll definitely make See More
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on October 18, 2017
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on October 18, 2017
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on October 18, 2017