> Using someone's preferred pronouns is not "ideological control".
... until it's written into law in some countries / made mandatory in this or that institution's rules ...
It's very cunning, because it forces people to adopt a certain thought framework... against their will, it's not just about being polite. It has subtle ramifications, the people who architect these ideology are fully aware of.
The whole preferred pronoun thing is akin to religion in my book and purely ideologically driven.
10 years ago it was: "why do you use my preferred pronouns?
It costs you nothing". Today it is "Use my preferred pronouns or you're a bigot and group X or Z will shun you".
... until it's written into law in some countries / made mandatory in this or that institution's rules ...
It's very cunning, because it forces people to adopt a certain thought framework... against their will, it's not just about being polite. It has subtle ramifications, the people who architect these ideology are fully aware of.
The whole preferred pronoun thing is akin to religion in my book and purely ideologically driven.
10 years ago it was: "why do you use my preferred pronouns? It costs you nothing". Today it is "Use my preferred pronouns or you're a bigot and group X or Z will shun you".