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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

They/them is not used exclusively to refer to neuter things, so enbies not being gender neutral is irrelevant here. 'They' is a useful and pre-existing catch-all.

[-] rxin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 hours ago

they/them is what I hope we all eventually settle on as standard for NB gender identities.

This part is the one I'm referring to. I'm not opposed to they/them — it's good, but I don't think it's fair to reduce enbies to just "they/them".

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

... why?

Is that any more absurd than "reducing males to he/him" or "reducing females to she/her"?

It's language, not a campaign medal. You don't need a separate example for every instance.

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