Disclaimer: cis man here. just here to understand and learn, not to troll anyone. :transshork-happy:
I genuinely would like someone to explain to me why claiming/using pronouns for non-binary people is viewed as so important. I have nothing against that but, and I know it can sound like a chud argument, it seems "low priority" to me and I do not understand why some fight so hard for this. I mean fighting against discrimination, M4A to help people transitioning, the fact that 40% of the homeless youth in the US is LGBT, ... seem like more important fights to me.
And I know fighting for pronouns and the things I just listed is not incompatible. Still, I would be curious to know the history of how the pronouns became a revendication in the first place, and why they became such a big topic.
I was discussing this with a friend who pointed out that naming things is the very first step to recognizing they exist, the importance of linguistics in the way mentalities evolve. I also think it's something that libs in power can implement happily, appearing to fight actively for the community, without addressing the more complex issues. But neither of us really identifies as non-binary so I thought the best way to know more was to ask you directly.
PS: trans right are human rights
Yes. That's why I put the disclaimer actually. I did not notice /c/askchapo existed, was asking the question in good faith, but knew this was probably not the kind of content this communities was made for. I checked the community rules before posting because I realized that, and it indeed seemed that my post was not breaking any so I went for it. I'll follow you advice next time
its all good. we just need to have dedicated places too you know? It's great that your an ally & want to learn more, this kind of just isn't the space for it.
@KingRalphus - can you add a rule about no educational questions here? thanks. :)