
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.