My Pronouns are Papa/Gringo

Years ago, when I started as a college English Professor, I was the one teaching about pronouns.

I taught all the classic pronouns — personal, objective, possessive.

Now, we got new pronouns.

But only the people using those pronouns know the rules about using them.

I have one student who says:  “My pronouns are they/them.”

Okay.   I’m all about honoring personal choices.

But they said, “My pronouns are….”

Not “Our pronouns are.…”

Why must I refer to them in the plural when they refer to themselves in the singular?

That’s not equity.

That’s semantic discrimination. 

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