Deborah Makarios on Nostr: npub1z3z3l…4vzgc I guess noting one's* pronouns could also be useful if people one ...
npub1z3z3lj58k4es528u5j6zw6h29qmrudma57v0598r8u22m7dnlx9sq4vzgc (npub1z3z…vzgc) I guess noting one's* pronouns could also be useful if people one encounters (e g. by work email) aren't necessarily aware of the gender of one's name. If one's name is Eun-Ji, for example, most Westerners will not know whether that implies Mr or Ms. (People with Western names don't experience this issue so often, due to cultural hegemony.)
But then, one may not care whether people make incorrect assumptions or guesses. Personally, I don't mind when friends whose mother tongues lack gendered pronouns refer to me as "he" - like Popeye, I yam what I yam. (And they do know I'm a woman, they just don't always connect the grammatically correct words with that.)
But sometimes it is an issue. I knew a man who got booked into a women's dorm, as the accommodation providers only knew Jan as a woman's name.
*"One" is a useful pronoun falling into disuse in English. People tend to use "you" instead, which can be awkward.
But then, one may not care whether people make incorrect assumptions or guesses. Personally, I don't mind when friends whose mother tongues lack gendered pronouns refer to me as "he" - like Popeye, I yam what I yam. (And they do know I'm a woman, they just don't always connect the grammatically correct words with that.)
But sometimes it is an issue. I knew a man who got booked into a women's dorm, as the accommodation providers only knew Jan as a woman's name.
*"One" is a useful pronoun falling into disuse in English. People tend to use "you" instead, which can be awkward.