I once had a girl rant at me for solidly five minutes, because I used “guys” to refer to a room full of men and women…
For five minutes…
Scared me off doing that for a while.
Pull out a cellphone. A few years back I bought another cellphone because I wanted to be able to record better quality meltdown videos if the opportunity should arise.
I use they/them pronouns as well. When I'm talking about multiple people.
I started calling every plural guys. Fuck ‘em what are they going to do about it? Sync periods?
I once had a girl rant at me for solidly five minutes, because I used “guys” to refer to a room full of men and women…
For five minutes…
Scared me off doing that for a while.
I later found that she was a complete nutcase. Like, wildly so.
This filled me with the confidence to start using the word again, as I had previously, lol…
waits 5 minutes
“Are you done, buddy?”
“Bro, your male gaze is making me uncomfortable”
I once had a PROFESSOR at Florida State University tell people to leave the room and come back in and re-address the room if they said "guys."
In graduate school.
A decade ago.
She was the department chair at the time. Yes, it was bullshit (Sociology).
Refuse.
Pull out a cellphone. A few years back I bought another cellphone because I wanted to be able to record better quality meltdown videos if the opportunity should arise.
I've seen that happen.
Even if it's not something that actually happens to their reproductive systems, then it must at least be a form of mass psychosis between them.
Excuse me? 'You'?
I'm sure the Lord Petey meant "your grace" or "my liege".
I will spare your life.