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Every NPC calling me "They"
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That was Vicky not Liz.
Yes, I know Queen Victoria popularized the quote. That detail is completely irrelevant to the joke I was making. What is the point of a good quote if nobody else can use it? I was making a joke, not writing a historical thesis.
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But why would you use a pronoun to be inoffensive to mentally ill people with gender dysphoria when it's offensive to use pronouns to a.present person anyway.
Call me a she? Who is she? The cat's mother?
Do you know a lot of people with autism can't even tell boys from girls? Don't you think it's confusing enough for them already?
I did not call you anything. I was talking about the Queen and, by extension, monarchs in general who would refer to themselves in the first person plural, as in:
"We are pleased to welcome you to our castle."
"We are tired. We shall retire for the evening."
and yes..."We are not amused!"
Thus, the term "the royal we".
I do have friends who are on the autism spectrum. Different people present different criteria. People with autism are individuals, just like the rest of us. A friend of mine who was recently diagnosed as being on the spectrum wrote a beautiful post about what her diagnosis means to her. Yes, she can tell the difference between males and females. I've been putting out fire with gasoline!
Kat's Diary
That was Vicky not Liz.
Yes, I know Queen Victoria popularized the quote. That detail is completely irrelevant to the joke I was making. What is the point of a good quote if nobody else can use it? I was making a joke, not writing a historical thesis.
Original message details are unavailable.
But why would you use a pronoun to be inoffensive to mentally ill people with gender dysphoria when it's offensive to use pronouns to a.present person anyway.
Call me a she? Who is she? The cat's mother?
Do you know a lot of people with autism can't even tell boys from girls? Don't you think it's confusing enough for them already?
I did not call you anything. I was talking about the Queen and, by extension, monarchs in general who would refer to themselves in the first person plural, as in:
"We are pleased to welcome you to our castle."
"We are tired. We shall retire for the evening."
and yes..."We are not amused!"
Thus, the term "the royal we".
I do have friends who are on the autism spectrum. Different people present different criteria. People with autism are individuals, just like the rest of us. A friend of mine who was recently diagnosed as being on the spectrum wrote a beautiful post about what her diagnosis means to her. Yes, she can tell the difference between males and females. I've been putting out fire with gasoline!
Kat's Diary
17-Sep-2023 06:54:34
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