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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2021, 04:37:53 PM »
If a he or a she chooses to claim non-binaryness, does using "they" as the pronoun rather than "it" mean that he/she/it thinks he/she/it is entitled to more than one vote?

"I'm non-binary -- I self-identify as ten people, so gimme ten ballots and shut up."
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2021, 04:42:04 PM »
How bout we just call her, yes I said her, and anyone who believes this crap a booger eating moron and leave it at that. I am sick and tired of stupid people doing stupid things being treated like heroes by the media
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2021, 05:45:27 PM »
How bout we just call her, yes I said her, and anyone who believes this crap a booger eating moron and leave it at that. I am sick and tired of stupid people doing stupid things being treated like heroes by the media
How about we just not call her and never mention her again.   =)

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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2021, 09:47:13 PM »
How about we just not call her and never mention her again.   =)

Sounds like a plan. I'm in.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #29 on: May 20, 2021, 09:50:24 PM »
How about we just not call her and never mention her again.   =)

Or call her. 867-5309.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #30 on: May 20, 2021, 10:49:10 PM »
I'm kinda sorry I asked.  I'll just crawl back into my ultra conservative hovel now. :old:

Interesting how not believing straight-up nonsense is now conservative ultra-conservative.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #31 on: May 20, 2021, 11:42:33 PM »
Interesting how not believing straight-up nonsense is now conservative ultra-conservative.

I think you mean Nazi which means anyone to the right of AOC
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #32 on: May 21, 2021, 09:44:04 AM »
I think you mean Nazi which means anyone to the right of AOC
Funny how they are doing that.  Lefties used to try for the Big Tent mentality and try to convince everyone to join them.  Now they are pushing people away.  Doesn't sound like a winning strategy long term.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #33 on: May 21, 2021, 09:57:48 AM »
Non-binary? What does that make me? I like binarying. Spent most of my life in pursuit of binaryism. Had some successes at it, too!  =D

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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #34 on: May 21, 2021, 09:58:59 AM »
We are not amused.

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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #35 on: May 21, 2021, 09:59:19 AM »
Who is Gina Carrano?
Mixed Martial Arts fighter and actress, she was in The Mandalorian (Star Wars sequel show on Disney+) and a few other things, then she got into some hot water over some scrap on Twitter, and she got fired by Disney for speaking her mind against the current cultural disease.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #36 on: May 21, 2021, 01:15:58 PM »
At least this person isn't using the made up xe/xir bullshit.

I still stand on the ground that first and second person pronouns are genderless, and 3rd person pronouns are for the benefit of the speaker and listener, not the object being referenced.  So "preferred pronouns" is a narcissistic way to try and compel attention/thought into a situation that just needs simple clarity.

If person A and person B are talking about person C (person C being the whatevergender person) and person C has a vaguely semi-feminine appearance, then A will say "give the ball to her" to person B.  If person C looks vaguely masculine, then A will say "give the ball to him." 

When person A says "give the ball to xir" it just brings on an error-404 in person B.  C's feelz don't matter, the point of pronouns in this type of 3rd person speech is rapid proxying of a complex proper noun object to a single easily understood reference.  Complicating pronouns just mean they don't get used and everything becomes a proper name instead.

I also stand on the ground that "they" is a plural pronoun and inappropriate for singular 3rd person usage.  The correct singular nongendered pronoun for 3rd person use is "it" but most humans find being referred to as "it" to be degrading.  Almost as if one's masculinity or femininity were a component of their identity, and being deprived it is deliberately insulting.

Which brings up a weird point about the made up pronouns, xe/xir/zhe/zhir/etc.  They're all rough riffs on he/she/him/her.  There's vague echoes of the masculine or feminine in each of them, and the choice to choose one is still basically choosing "he" or "her."  Which entirely negates their point at all.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #37 on: May 21, 2021, 01:47:12 PM »
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJGkh7pa9M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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____ ______ comnes out as non-binary. 

Her pronouns:  her/oin

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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2021, 03:06:25 PM »
Interesting how not believing straight-up nonsense is now conservative ultra-conservative.

I've been called ultra conservative since the mid 90's when things started going left and I objected to it.  We had someone cross out He in the church Bible and wrote in He/She because it was wrong to refer to our Father, or He, meaning God since obviously it was offensive to the leftist/feminists back then.  I was the liturgist that Sunday and said what someone had done to the altar Bible and had my son bring up my Bible so I could do the reading.  That was the beginning of my Ultra-Conservatism, and it has gotten much stronger since.  I pay as little attention to popular culture as possible, especially so called entertainment, and the trashy folks who are part of it.

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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2021, 03:24:29 PM »
Say hello to the new 4473s
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #40 on: May 21, 2021, 06:50:36 PM »
The Romans had the right idea about the social standing of actors and other entertainers.

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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #41 on: May 21, 2021, 10:14:09 PM »
I've been called ultra conservative since the mid 90's when things started going left and I objected to it.  We had someone cross out He in the church Bible and wrote in He/She because it was wrong to refer to our Father, or He, meaning God since obviously it was offensive to the leftist/feminists back then.  I was the liturgist that Sunday and said what someone had done to the altar Bible and had my son bring up my Bible so I could do the reading.  That was the beginning of my Ultra-Conservatism, and it has gotten much stronger since.  I pay as little attention to popular culture as possible, especially so called entertainment, and the trashy folks who are part of it.

With each passing day, I more strongly believe that "conservative," "right-wing," and all such terms should just be replaced with "American."
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #42 on: May 22, 2021, 02:58:26 PM »
That's right, she's plural now.

I wonder if she identifies as a choir now.
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Re: Nonbinary.....what the !
« Reply #43 on: May 22, 2021, 03:47:24 PM »
I wonder if she identifies as a choir now.

Unless she can simultaneously sing soprano, alto, tenor and bass, I'd say the best she can hope for is to identify as a choir section.
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