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by qnaal 3921 days ago
> zir

did you have a stroke?

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I'm not normally a huge fan of gender-neutral pronouns, but you have heard of pseudonymity?

~hidduc-posmeg is an HN user with a very definite gender, but doxing is bad karma and avoiding pronouns is cumbersome. So, why not?

In a system where you choose your own handle, you tend to gender it. But when your "name" is just a number in a phonetic base, it seems like a pity to sacrifice any of its delicious opacity. This obviously shouldn't be read as some sort of taking sides in some culture war or other...

A gender-neutral pronoun that is not also a common name would be "They." People named Ze and Xe may not appreciate becoming pronouns.
"They" is fine, though clunky at times. It is important to note that some persons may be triggered by nontraditional gender-neutral pronouns.