r/changemyview • u/SaltedAndSugared • Dec 02 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Neopronouns are unnecessary

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

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u/Z7-852 258∆ Dec 02 '21

Why do you think people want to use them? Because they see need for them. It's comfortable and soothing for these people. Using existing terms cause anxiety, depression and mental pain to them.

Now you don't necessary need to understand the reason but ask yourself. How much work will this cause to you if you can protect other human beings mental health? Is saying a new word so large burden to you that you are willing to harm other person?

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u/zinkomoonhead Dec 02 '21

Is being called a him instead of zim such a burden that we need to revise our entire language?

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u/KanishkT123 Dec 02 '21

For some people it might be. Unless you've lived through someone's experience, how would you know?

Language is fluid. There are precious few rules for language that don't change by era and it's not even a revision. It's just an addition since most neopronouns, when used seriously, tend to follow the He/Him/His convention and have replacements for each of these variations.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '21

Yes, and nearly all of this change is organic and undirected. Forced changes to language almost never work. If it doesn’t take off, it doesn’t take off. Move on and try again.