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this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
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Blonde = female; blond = male
But that's the french's fault.
I thought it was blond = hair colour and blonde = person with blond hair.
Excuse me wtf
I shit you not, that is the etymological distinction between the two.
How strictly that distinction is observed is an open question.
What if they're non-binary?
Blondə
Blondx
Blond because French defaults to the masculine form if the gender of the noun is indeterminate.
If they're non-binary, you're going to be so anxious about using the right pronouns that you won't even notice their hair color.
Edit: it's a joke answer,, people, in response to a joke question. It's not made at the expense of any marginalized individual or group. The only people who would be anxious about the situation are allies; the 'phobes don't give a shit. Untwist yer knickers.
Nah, most enbys are chill and recognize that pronouns can be easy to forget. You're just upset that people get annoyed when you repeatedly misgender them.
I had firsthand experience when an enby stayed at our place for a while. My old Gen X self had trouble remembering to use the correct pronouns sometimes, but it got easier with practice. Decades of using only binary pronouns for individuals takes time to unlearn.
I'll be honest, it took me a while to start remembering "they/them", even for myself. However, now I have the opposite problem, which is that I tend to substitute "they/them" for gendered pronouns. Normally that's not a problem because most people accept neutral pronouns, but some people can be very picky about their pronouns and then I have to remember that "they/them" can't be universally applied to everyone.
Agreed, all the NBs I know are chill.
Their "allies", not so much.
Have you talked to your therapist about that?
Being considerate just takes practice.