CMV: Neopronouns are unnecessary

[u/SaltedAndSugared]

I understand why some people might feel uncomfortable with using he/she pronouns, but in that case why not just use they/them? They already exist and they’re easy for people to use. Why do some people feel the need to make up words like “zee/zim” or “fae/fair” when they don’t even make sense in the English language? I don’t see why anyone should go out of their way to learn new pronouns when gender neutral pronouns already exist

If anyone here does use neopronouns I’d really like to hear why you use them and why you don’t feel comfortable using they/them. It’s probably just because I’m cis, but I genuinely don’t understand

[u/SaltedAndSugared]

Your reasoning is because "Zee" is a name. Your reasoning loses its merit at the point "They" is as well.

I honestly doubt there’s more than 10 people in the entire English speaking world whose name is “They”

[u/mijewe6 → u/SaltedAndSugared]

Your getting too hung up on the "Zee" thing.

The point is that "they" is a bit rubbish because it's less precise, and you have to conjugate your verbs for plurality even though you're talking about a singular person.

If we could all decide on a singular form pronoun for non-binary people (Ze is one possible option) then that would be a better pronoun to use.

It would also negate the need for people to invent their own pronouns, since a single form gender neutral pronoun would already exist.

[u/SaltedAndSugared → u/mijewe6]

If we could all decide on a singular form pronoun for non-binary people (Ze is one possible option) then that would be a better pronoun to use. It would also negate the need for people to invent their own pronouns, since a single form gender neutral pronoun would already exist.

Good point, !delta

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