Imagine a person who may not enjoy being called “she” (this may very well be true for you, if you are a regular cis amab). And I mean being called that not once, but constantly, by all your family, friends, and coworkers, every day.
Now imagine they also actually, in exactly the same way, do not enjoy being called “he” (like cis afabs tend not to).
Now imagine, it just so happens, that they also do not enjoy being called “they”.
What do you do then?
You look for alternatives.
Neopronouns + etc. are nothing more then the natural conclusion of people recognising themselves of not fitting within our class-society-constructed gender norms, but having no reference but the existing framework to work with.
They do no harm, allow the speaker to feel more comfortable and express themselves more accurately, and are no more inconvenient than trying to remember somebody’s name or alias (and god knows I’m bad at remembering names but that’s ok!).
As @ana also mentioned, they are a sign of transition towards a less restrictive/gender-“abolished” society, which I am 100% in favor of.
Generally, I do not believe it makes sense to oppose this in any way, and if anything, Marxists should protect people using them like they should any other LGBT person.
Imagine a person who may not enjoy being called “she” (this may very well be true for you, if you are a regular cis amab). And I mean being called that not once, but constantly, by all your family, friends, and coworkers, every day.
Now imagine they also actually, in exactly the same way, do not enjoy being called “he” (like cis afabs tend not to).
Now imagine, it just so happens, that they also do not enjoy being called “they”.
What do you do then?
You look for alternatives.
Neopronouns + etc. are nothing more then the natural conclusion of people recognising themselves of not fitting within our class-society-constructed gender norms, but having no reference but the existing framework to work with.
They do no harm, allow the speaker to feel more comfortable and express themselves more accurately, and are no more inconvenient than trying to remember somebody’s name or alias (and god knows I’m bad at remembering names but that’s ok!).
As @ana also mentioned, they are a sign of transition towards a less restrictive/gender-“abolished” society, which I am 100% in favor of.
Generally, I do not believe it makes sense to oppose this in any way, and if anything, Marxists should protect people using them like they should any other LGBT person.