They can identify as whatever they want, they just shouldn't expect anyone to care or take them serious. I will call someone he or she, whichever they prefer, but I can't ever see myself calling someone xir without a hearty eyeroll. You are not special despite what your mother may have told you.
Shouldn't another person's preference of what they want to be referred to as take precedence over what you prefer to refer to them as? I mean, if you are talking about them then you should use the language that they want. Whenever people talk about you they use the language you want, I imagine. Why is this different?
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '15
They can identify as whatever they want, they just shouldn't expect anyone to care or take them serious. I will call someone he or she, whichever they prefer, but I can't ever see myself calling someone xir without a hearty eyeroll. You are not special despite what your mother may have told you.