12-13-2006, 09:07 PM
Aimala Boulea stood up, with a determined and somewhat angry look on her face.
"How dare you using such inappropriate language? Just look - he or she!? 'tis outrageous! Why does 'he' get mentioned first? Do you Ceoranans think that men deserve to be mentioned first?"
Nibana chimed in.
"And what about the pangendered? And the genderqueer? How can you exclude them by using gender-specific pronouns"
Laporj?? was the third to speak:
"Hey, and don't forget about the transspecied, who may not want to be talked about in the human concepts of sex and gender!"
Everyone turns to give her a look that said "Now, you're ridiculous!".
Then, the BCO delegation starts to chant. "Singular they! Singular they! Singular they!"
"How dare you using such inappropriate language? Just look - he or she!? 'tis outrageous! Why does 'he' get mentioned first? Do you Ceoranans think that men deserve to be mentioned first?"
Nibana chimed in.
"And what about the pangendered? And the genderqueer? How can you exclude them by using gender-specific pronouns"
Laporj?? was the third to speak:
"Hey, and don't forget about the transspecied, who may not want to be talked about in the human concepts of sex and gender!"
Everyone turns to give her a look that said "Now, you're ridiculous!".
Then, the BCO delegation starts to chant. "Singular they! Singular they! Singular they!"