I have a few questions on how to best behave to be as welcoming and inclusive as possible without sounding bad. I hope you guys don’t hate me.

I’m just a straight male. Are my pronouns he/him? Is that how I should tell people? Do you actually tell them as you meet them ? Do I have to wait for a certain social cue ?

How about online. Should I tell people or have it on my personal profile somewhere?

And about respecting other people’s pronouns. How do i figure them out ? Is it a big faux pas if I don’t before I know them ? Is it a faux pas if I refer to someone I just met and I assumed to be male as he/him?

I’ve never seen anyone referring to anyone irl by non conventional pronouns. Is it an actual thing or is it currently being pushed to make the world a more inclusive place?

I’d love some help with all of this.

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    And as a bonus linguistic fun fact:

    Everyone is they/them until you find out otherwise

    Or at least that’s how I was taught English

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      1 year ago

      “I went to see a doctor about my headaches today.”

      “Oh good, what did X say?”

      Anyone that doesn’t use ‘they’ here either has more information than I provided or is a bit sexist.