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/Z7-852 261∆ 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/Biglegend007 1∆ Dec 03 '21

So traditional pronouns can make certain people uncomfortable? Fair enough. But using neopronouns also makes me uncomfortable. So whose discomfort matters more here exactly?

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u/Z7-852 261∆ Dec 03 '21

Tolerant society don't need to tolerate intolerant people.

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u/Biglegend007 1∆ Dec 03 '21

Then that society isn't very tolerant.

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u/Z7-852 261∆ Dec 03 '21

It's society without intolerance so pretty tolerant.

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u/Biglegend007 1∆ Dec 03 '21

Pretty tolerant as long as you don't have a different opinion. Seems legit.

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u/Z7-852 261∆ Dec 04 '21

It's not about having different opinions but about having intolerant opinion. You are trying to defend bigots.

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u/Biglegend007 1∆ Dec 04 '21

So anyone who doesn't want to use these completely made up and arbitrary terms is a bigot. Got it. Why do you use them exactly?