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Are they meant to be used like any other set of pronouns? What’s the possessive form?

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  • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    I don’t remember if it’s why Comrade/Them specifically exists in the list, but when we originally had the pronoun megathread/struggle session I among others requested there to be an option that signals acceptance/participation for those people who pronouns/gender etc. don’t play a large role in self perception.

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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      Right, that makes a lot of sense. Do you personally prefer for people to use “comrade” when referring to you in the third person though? If you don’t think pronouns play a role in your self perception, are you ok with whatever? They/them?

      • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        I am an odd duck that has rarely cared what people refer to me by, whether it’s pronouns or formal name. Yeah, I am generally okay with whatever so long as the person is using the chosen label respectfully. I can DM you more info if you’re curious, but to be concise I’ll say I have always perceived myself as myself, and have never found labels adequate enough for me to see myself as anything else.

        • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          Yeah, I’m the same way. I’m the child of immigrant parents who will still occasionally misgender me, not out of malice, but because they aren’t always great with English pronouns. I don’t care and I’m cool with people just calling me comrade.

          Initially was an opsec thing, though, but I’ve admitted I’m a dirty cishet man already.

    • Ivysaur [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      This is unrelated to anything here, but did you used to post on Sigmarxism on reddit? I recognize your user name from somewhere. I don’t ham pretty much at all anymore these days because of Covid apathy from…everywhere, but I still love Tau & paint a lot and I really loved the “finkpieces” people posted before I stopped going to reddit for good.