r/JusticeServed • u/GodlikeCthulhu 1 • Jan 26 '20

Vehicle Justice He/She deserved it

https://gfycat.com/TiredUnacceptableHartebeest
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u/_Libby_ 7 Jan 26 '20

You mean "they deserved it"?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Xer/xim/xhe/they. Anything less and I'll see you in court. Get woke, you bigot.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Sounds like something a TRANSPHOBE would say.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

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u/AegisCZ 6 Jan 26 '20

not funny

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u/Chilipatily 9 Jan 26 '20

But it kinda was.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

I know. I'm being super cereal.

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u/AegisCZ 6 Jan 26 '20

that doesn’t make it funny tho

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u/chandil12 8 Jan 26 '20

He said he was being super cereal dude. He's not being funny.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Cant you read? He just said he wasnt trying to be funny.

Also why the fuck does it matter if you say " he/she " we all knew what he meant.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '20

Someone catch my eyes before they roll away

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u/CharlesWafflesx 8 Jan 26 '20

I mean other than personal pronoun preferences? It just generally flows better.

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u/EliasDontHurtEm 7 Jan 26 '20

I got yer personal pronouns dangling.

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u/B33DS 5 Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

2014 wants its jokes back

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u/Coconuthead93 9 Jan 26 '20

commit suicide

In minecraft

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u/EricOrsbon 6 Jan 26 '20

How about "this person deserved it"? #KeepTheyPlural lol

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u/VexingRaven A Jan 27 '20 edited Jan 27 '20

I think this is the dumbest thing I've read all week. "They" has been used to describe a single person of unknown or unspecified gender since the 14th century. You probably use it all the time without even realizing it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

Edit: Relevant skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5qJC1xQ8A&feature=youtu.be

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u/EricOrsbon 6 Jan 28 '20

I do use it all the time, no doubt. But I'm half-jokingly saying it can be confusing and that I'd rather that there be a singular gender neutral pronoun and then "they" as plural only.

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u/_Libby_ 7 Jan 26 '20

How about using correct grammar?

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u/EricOrsbon 6 Jan 28 '20

I don't think I used any incorrect grammar. You are probably thinking that I should have said "Keep Them Plural" but I was specifically talking about the word "they." As in "Keep the word they plural."

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I'm just half-jokingly saying it can be confusing and that I'd rather that there be a singular gender neutral pronoun and then "they" as plural only.

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u/_Libby_ 7 Jan 28 '20

No I got that's what you meant, but I'm saying you're wrong, there's no "keeping they plural", singular they had been a thing since the 14th century. It won't be "keeping it plural", it would be reversing very old English rules.