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by wwweston 4517 days ago
> Transgendered people go through a heap of terrible, terrible crap and the least we can all do is give them the dignity of using their identified pronoun.

I think we'd do better to make sure they don't go through a heap of terrible crap (no bullying/abuse for personal choices) and leave people some personal freedom to have different views on pronouns.

> Will the ghost of Plato arise and smite you down for failing to properly class something?

Seems to be happening.