Butch Pronouns - A Questionaire

Nat · 09-10-2013, 11:31 PM

Was going back through some older threads today and thought the survey results for this turned out interestingly.

So the largest portion of each identity chose the option that y'all/we try never to use default pronouns for butches.

Then it gets interesting. Femmes split down the middle between "he" and "she", but if you add in the 5 femmes who use "hy," that means the majority of femmes who use a default pronoun are phonetically defaulting to what sounds like "he."

More interestingly - to me - because I feel like femmes bear the brunt of the pronoun burden at times - butches by far default to "he" or "hy" compared with "she" when using a default pronoun for butches.

And the trend continues amongst trans folks - only one stating they default to "she" for butches.

I personally continue to be frustrated with my own brain - often calling some butches "she" when I know they are "hy" or "he" and then calling other butches "he" when I know they are she. I don't tend to accidentally "hy" people these days. I do try, but I definitely appreciate butches who are easy-going about their pronouns. ha.

View Poll Results: Please choose the option that fits you best.
I am a femme and I try to never use default pronouns for butches.	33	20.50%
I am a femme, and I sometimes use "he" as a default pronoun for butches.	18	11.18%
I am a femme, and I sometimes use "she" as a default pronoun for butches.	19	11.80%
I am a femme, I sometimes use "hy" as a default pronoun for butches.	7	4.35%
I am a butch and I try to never use default pronouns for butches.	27	16.77%
I am a butch, and I sometimes use "he" as a default pronoun for butches.	17	10.56%
I am a butch, and I sometimes use "she" as a default pronoun for butches.	11	6.83%
I am a butch, I sometimes use "hy" as a default pronoun for butches.	8	4.97%
I am trans and I try to never use default pronouns for butches.	14	8.70%
I am trans, and I sometimes use "he" as a default pronoun for butches.	8	4.97%
I am trans, and I sometimes use "she" as a default pronoun for butches.	1	0.62%
I am trans, I sometimes use "hy" as a default pronoun for butches.	5	3.11%
See my answer below	11	6.83%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 161. You may not vote on this poll

09-10-2013, 11:31 PM	#18
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,538 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,051 Thanked 13,965 Times in 2,590 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Was going back through some older threads today and thought the survey results for this turned out interestingly. So the largest portion of each identity chose the option that y'all/we try never to use default pronouns for butches. Then it gets interesting. Femmes split down the middle between "he" and "she", but if you add in the 5 femmes who use "hy," that means the majority of femmes who use a default pronoun are phonetically defaulting to what sounds like "he." More interestingly - to me - because I feel like femmes bear the brunt of the pronoun burden at times - butches by far default to "he" or "hy" compared with "she" when using a default pronoun for butches. And the trend continues amongst trans folks - only one stating they default to "she" for butches. I personally continue to be frustrated with my own brain - often calling some butches "she" when I know they are "hy" or "he" and then calling other butches "he" when I know they are she. I don't tend to accidentally "hy" people these days. I do try, but I definitely appreciate butches who are easy-going about their pronouns. ha. __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl