View Single Post
Old 12-10-2013, 01:29 PM   #57
Words
Member

How Do You Identify?:
Queer femme submissive
Relationship Status:
Married
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 969
Thanks: 1,449
Thanked 4,261 Times in 677 Posts
Rep Power: 21474851
Words Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST ReputationWords Has the BEST Reputation
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Soft*Silver View Post
If every ex did him/her wrong (I am going to use the pronoun HE for the abuser from this point on...but as was already said, SHE can be the abuser as well),
Sorry, but I have a bit of an issue with this. Why use 'he'? Given that this is a queer website and that the majority of the members here identify as women, wouldn't 'she' be more appropriate (or, better still, the non-gender specific 'they')?

I appreciate that this probably wasn't your intention, but it just feels to me like men, butches, and FtMs always get a bid of a raw deal when it comes to the language we default to when discussing abuse.

Words
Words is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 11 Users Say Thank You to Words For This Useful Post: