Do you list your pronouns on your profile?

Amazon / Eng
AmaZombi

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 AmaZombi
Oct 9, 2021 90 Comments

On LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Slack etc.

e.g. πŸ₯œ / 🍌 / 🀑

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  • New
    πŸ₯œtcπŸ₯œ

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    πŸ₯œtcπŸ₯œ
    The only reason I’ve heard that makes sense to is: it makes it more comfortable for someone that uses non traditional pronouns to introduce themselves.

    I think that’s a fair enough and I can empathize with that but I still choose not to do it because it is nonsense.
    Oct 9, 2021 6
    • Apple
      IrPF76

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      IrPF76
      Jesus man, it’s not some big conspiracy, stay off the internet for a bit.
      Oct 10, 2021
    • Microsoft / Eng
      Beam7

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       Beam7
      @amazombi the idea behind β€œpronouns in bio” is that a lot of people would view correcting you as an awkward thing to do. In a world where checking someone’s pronouns or using neutral language is more normalized, that’s conversation that is more rarely necessary to have
      Oct 10, 2021
  • Amazon
    vRqK60

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    vRqK60
    I know it takes additional work, but I expect people to be able to find it on their own based on my photo and name.
    Oct 9, 2021 11
    • Amazon
      vRqK60

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      vRqK60
      You can say β€œN”-word by the law. It’s freedom of speech. You should also be able to name people in any way you want and don’t be punished by law.

      Regarding C16, your point sounds like it’s OK to have a law violating free speech if you can violate that law But it’s not how laws suppose to work β€” people should obey the law, otherwise anarchy starts. The only reason to introduce the law that is not enforced is to enforce it later against specific people, such as your political opponents. In this case it does not serve its purpose of being a rule society follows, but it becomes a weapon in the hands of particular group.

      Look, I’m from the country that lost millions during WWII. I hate fascism, but I cannot supporting banning this ideology. Because freedom of speech is binary β€” either you have it, or you don’t. If you start limiting it, you may extends these limits indefinitely. And then you end up in the state where people die in jail for saying something inappropriate. My country lost millions of people because of that as well.
      Oct 11, 2021
    • Microsoft / Eng
      Beam7

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       Beam7
      I’m not saying the law isn’t enforced. The law isn’t enforced the way you think it is. I was born in America but also grew up in a country ravaged by WWII, but I suspect a different one from you. I love freedom of speech and I think it’s one of the greatest freedoms we have. But freedom of speech doesn’t grant you the freedom to yell fire in a crowded theatre. Freedom of speech doesn’t grant you freedom from consequences. Freedom of speech doesn’t grant you freedom to discriminate in harmful and dangerous ways. Restricting a freedom by some quantity N can also allow (if done correctly) another freedom to be expressed by some quantity >=N. A law restricting people in positions of power from discriminating against trans people below them can be a restriction on those peoples freedom of speech, but it unlocks a greater freedom for trans people to be able to participate to a greater extent in society.
      Oct 12, 2021
  • Amazon
    spceghost

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    spceghost
    Yes, The idea is to normalize it so that people who actually want different pronouns don't have to feel awkward about.

    It's a trivial thing to do that in no way inconveniences me, but is likely beneficial to others, so what's the harm in doing it?
    Oct 9, 2021 13
    • Amazon
      vRqK60

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      vRqK60
      IDK about you, but I don’t need corporate profile to establish human relationships. The benefit of that is that I can meet people outside of my work. Business profile is for doing business. That’s why it’s called β€œbusiness”.
      Oct 10, 2021
    • @spceghost I get what you're saying but you're wrong. Even though an alternate reality can exist where your actions can be primarily interpreted as you present them, this is not that reality. In this reality you are just being a 'useful idiot' (see wikipedia) for an ideology that you do not understand.
      Oct 11, 2021

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  • Juniper
    hlos40

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    hlos40
    No. I literally don’t care about that kind of thing. And frankly I do not understand what purpose it serves (for most).
    Oct 9, 2021 0