I see that we're using "xe" as a nice, compact, gender-neutral pronoun (instead of clumsiness like "he/she" or "(s)he". While the intent is laudable, something about the "xe" bugs me. I almost wish it had been any other letter. It's bringing back flashbacks of Xena: Warrior Princess felling groups of muscular guys twice her size with bad chick karate.
Please, give me another letter!
_e
Originally posted by SwissGambitI only use "xe" because it is standard, and because "he" or "she" when no gender is intended is imprecise.
I see that we're using "xe" as a nice, compact, gender-neutral pronoun (instead of clumsiness like "he/she" or "(s)he". While the intent is laudable, something about the "xe" bugs me. I almost wish it had been any other letter. It's bringing back flashbacks of Xena: Warrior Princess felling groups of muscular guys twice her size with bad chick karate.
Please, give me another letter!
_e
Originally posted by SwissGambitAnd what about man/woman. Must we now use xman? Might get confused with the movie xmen or the religious group xian.
I see that we're using "xe" as a nice, compact, gender-neutral pronoun (instead of clumsiness like "he/she" or "(s)he". While the intent is laudable, something about the "xe" bugs me. I almost wish it had been any other letter. It's bringing back flashbacks of Xena: Warrior Princess felling groups of muscular guys twice her size with bad chick karate.
Please, give me another letter!
_e
How about the gender neutral "it"?
So do his/hers become xis or xers or hxs?
Him / her becomes hx?
So much easier with "it" and "its" or even "the person"
Originally posted by twhiteheadHim/her is "xym".
And what about man/woman. Must we now use xman? Might get confused with the movie xmen or the religious group xian.
How about the gender neutral "it"?
So do his/hers become xis or xers or hxs?
Him / her becomes hx?
So much easier with "it" and "its" or even "the person"
"They want me to call that thing in the street a personhole cover. I think that's taking it a little bit too far. What would you call a lady's man, a person's person? That would make a He-man an It-person. Little kids would be afraid of the boogieperson. They'd look up in the sky and see the person in the moon. Guys would say "come back here and fight like a person." And we'd all sing "for it's a jolly good person." That's the kind of thing you would hear on late-night with David Letterperson."
-George Carlin
Originally posted by SwissGambitThe word personure comes to mind.
"They want me to call that thing in the street a personhole cover. I think that's taking it a little bit too far. What would you call a lady's man, a person's person? That would make a He-man an It-person. Little kids would be afraid of the boogieperson. They'd look up in the sky and see the person in the moon. Guys would say "come back here and fight li ...[text shortened]... d of thing you would hear on late-night with David Letterperson."
-George Carlin
Originally posted by SwissGambitIn all seriousness, what's the matter with using "it"?
I see that we're using "xe" as a nice, compact, gender-neutral pronoun (instead of clumsiness like "he/she" or "(s)he". While the intent is laudable, something about the "xe" bugs me. I almost wish it had been any other letter. It's bringing back flashbacks of Xena: Warrior Princess felling groups of muscular guys twice her size with bad chick karate.
Please, give me another letter!
_e
If one is too confused or lazy to actually NOTICE the gender of the subject of the sentence, then surely it is acceptable to be imperfect.