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minus-squarebig_fat_fluffy@leminal.spaceOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·edit-211 days agoThe form of language is dictated by the preferences of all those involved in the conversation, the conventions of their shared culture, and other context. For a person to insist that everybody involved bend to his sole preference is unrealistic.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoSo would you be fine if I referred to you as a bitch, or would you insist I refer to you by a specific name or pronoun?
minus-squareBorgDrone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days ago The form of language is dictated by the preferences of all those involved in the conversation No, it really isn’t.
The form of language is dictated by the preferences of all those involved in the conversation, the conventions of their shared culture, and other context. For a person to insist that everybody involved bend to his sole preference is unrealistic.
So would you be fine if I referred to you as a bitch, or would you insist I refer to you by a specific name or pronoun?
No, it really isn’t.
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