whtiza@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoUsing they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?message-squaremessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down128
arrow-up1-10arrow-down1message-squareUsing they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?whtiza@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareABCDE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago names from Asia are even harder to guess Good luck in Cambodia where Samnang and many other names can be used for both male and female names.
minus-squaremy_hat_stinks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoYou get gender-neutral names in English-speaking countries too, eg Alex, Jordan, and Dylan. It’s just not possible to reliably guess everyone’s gender from their name alone.
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIn Norway there’s like 60 names that have a reasonably even usage between genders.
minus-squareABCDE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI’ve never heard Dylan for women but yes, you’re spot on. Here it’s not such a thing to have gendered names, they just work.
minus-squareVaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI know a woman called Dylan.
Good luck in Cambodia where Samnang and many other names can be used for both male and female names.
You get gender-neutral names in English-speaking countries too, eg Alex, Jordan, and Dylan. It’s just not possible to reliably guess everyone’s gender from their name alone.
In Norway there’s like 60 names that have a reasonably even usage between genders.
I’ve never heard Dylan for women but yes, you’re spot on. Here it’s not such a thing to have gendered names, they just work.
I know a woman called Dylan.