its down to previous associations and ideals I don't believe in, or don't agree with.
<intrigued> do tell! :-)
not wishing to ask for a justification, but I must confess I am curious about how that looks from your perspective.
So - I do not wish to be associated with those ideals - and hence, wish to not be confused by being refered to as a "zie" or whatever.
do you mean someone else might think you were a transgender person? or do you mean you'd get confused in some way?
I'm wondering like: e.g. suppose I were to say "I know someone who's really into cars", meaning you. Well, I haven't specifically alluded to your maleness there, but it's not like I'm denying it. but from what you're saying it sounds like that would be significantly different from if I said "I know someone and ze's really into cars" meaning you. True? and if so, how does that feel different or mean something different to you?
basically I'm curious about what that language means in your world and how it misfits and what kind of experience it is to be spoken of in that way. E.g. would it be similar to how you might feel if someone assumed you were straight? or something like that? or what?
[not asking in order to start a "who's right, who's wrong" kind of argument - just v interested in this kind of thing]
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its down to previous associations and ideals I don't believe in, or don't agree with.
<intrigued>
do tell! :-)
not wishing to ask for a justification, but I must confess I am curious about how that looks from your perspective.
So - I do not wish to be associated with those ideals - and hence, wish to not be confused by being refered to as a "zie" or whatever.
do you mean someone else might think you were a transgender person? or do you mean you'd get confused in some way?
I'm wondering like: e.g. suppose I were to say "I know someone who's really into cars", meaning you. Well, I haven't specifically alluded to your maleness there, but it's not like I'm denying it.
but from what you're saying it sounds like that would be significantly different from if I said "I know someone and ze's really into cars" meaning you. True? and if so, how does that feel different or mean something different to you?
basically I'm curious about what that language means in your world and how it misfits and what kind of experience it is to be spoken of in that way. E.g. would it be similar to how you might feel if someone assumed you were straight? or something like that? or what?
[not asking in order to start a "who's right, who's wrong" kind of argument - just v interested in this kind of thing]