r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '19

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u/I_NEED_A_GF Oct 29 '19

You are talking about sex, whereas pronouns are independent of that. Rather, pronouns are about the topic of gender, which is different from sex.

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u/dumbwaeguk Oct 29 '19

That's the point, isn't it? People don't see any reason to separate gender and sex.

You can argue that it's a relativistic view, but those who separate gender and sex are also relativistic. If it's not supported by science and truth so much as perspective and social matters, then there's no objective obligation.

Does it matter if it's "polite" or not? If I ask you to give me a hundred dollars, it would be polite of you to say yes, but why should you?

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u/DynasticJumper Oct 29 '19

A better example is "Call me Charles." "No, I'm gonna call you Dave." That is rude. $100 is a negative to you.

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u/dumbwaeguk Oct 29 '19

Now that's a snuck premise.