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-square76fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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-square76fedilink
minus-squareABCDE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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-up0·6 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-squareABCDE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI can think of at least two (female) porn stars with Dylan as their assumed first name.
minus-squareVaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI know a woman called Dylan.
minus-squareDeestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoIn Norway there’s like 60 names that have a reasonably even usage between genders.
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.
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 can think of at least two (female) porn stars with Dylan as their assumed first name.
I know a woman called Dylan.
In Norway there’s like 60 names that have a reasonably even usage between genders.