So, I (FtM) have this one cis woman friend who constantly makes fun of people who use pronouns like xe/xem, neopronouns, etc. I’ve also heard, though, that those pronouns make fun of the LGBTQ community, so I don’t know how I should feel when my friend bullies and makes jokes about neopronoun users online.

  • joyfullyexisting@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Neopronouns are cool. The fact that they’re less legible to cis people than more “respectable” forms of address isn’t a bad thing, and your friend shouldn’t make fun of them. But being in that position means they are more conspicuous and draw a lot of negative attention. I use it/its pronouns sometimes, in addition to she/her, but the cis people I know really do not like or cooperate with that.