"Pronouns", as reimagined by twee liberal types, are to the English language what fidget spinners are to a mechanics toolbox.
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I think they're a lot worse, if I'm understanding you..
An interesting thing about them is that they are only relevant, really, in the absence of the person being referred to. They are 3rd person but you use 2nd in someone's presence.
So if someones says their pronouns are "ze/zer" what that means is, when they are out of the room they want people to say that nonsense when talking about them.
That means controlling them at a distance - and/or, importantly, using the herd to enforce it for you.
So its a perfect tool for building a compliance structure enforced by the herd.
Also the more nonsensical the better as it requires people to abase themselves in compliance, and publicly renounce their autonomy - just like a psychological bully might go round the playground making other kids do stupid shit to themselves just to show their power.
Bravo, well said.
Getting people to comply with nonsense is a classic demoralisation strategy.
Yes. A lot of this leftist stuff has an element of that.
Wearing masks between your restaurant table and the toilet. Washing up your rubbish. Cheering a man playing womens sports. etc etc.
Once you've gone along with that pantomime its hard to hold a line on anything.
I'm not saying its all designed that way but authoritarians will naturally gravitate towards rules that have the effect of breaking the self-respect of individuals.
I will say it's designed that way. There were more behavioural psychologists on the boards of covid "scientific advisory" groups than statisticians.
I don't think there's any need - it's totally natural to these people.
people might also try to "nudge" etc as you say but this stuff definitely happens anyway