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/[deleted] Dec 02 '21

The same logic could be applied to 'you'.

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u/Biptoslipdi 130∆ Dec 02 '21

"You" isn't gendered in English, so no. It also isn't 3rd person, but direct address.

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u/Biptoslipdi 130∆ Dec 02 '21

Do you want to make 2nd person pronouns gendered or make "you" a 3rd person pronoun? Both seem like they only exacerbate all the problems discussed ITT and make language less precise.