Pronoun Ribbon Comment (~)
I appreciate pronoun ribbons, I really do. They help normalize something important, and they further help people understand what makes those around them comfortable.
But for those of us in the closet, please appreciate the extreme difficulty wearing one ourselves presents.
Our options are either A) Explicitly misgender ourselves, or B) Out ourselves (even as non-binary).
'S not fun.
re: Pronoun Ribbon Comment (~)
@Phorm These are all VERY fair and salient points, and I hope nobody has pressured you to wear one. Those are all points of basic consideration that anyone handing out pronoun ribbons—excellent and progressive of an idea though they are in some-but-not-all circumstances—should really take into account.
Proud of you for speaking up about your concern, geniefox. *hug*
However, I'm afraid Julie is right about the rubbergear. Close your eyes and think of Goodyear... *zzzzzzip* Your new pronoun is "tigertoy."
re: Pronoun Ribbon Comment (~)
@zebratron2084 There was only very mild comment, and really just an overwhelming sense of personally doing something wrong. I mean, at face value you can't tell the difference between a transphobe and someone closeted, right? One doesn't respect the concept of the ribbon at all, the other doesn't want to out themself.
And furthermo-??? Mmmmmppp!!! *Ziiiiiiiiiip*
. . . *Squrk!*