Path: ...!news.roellig-ltd.de!open-news-network.org!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: badgolferman Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad,comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: Christmas stocking stuffers 10th generation iPad 2022 model 10.9inches is on sale for $250 Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:20:02 -0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:20:02 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="197995"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:qHV8OjdQ0v6b5WuLIyQBjOnR6iM= sha1:wkuT1KEPyVMTN7nr0Ka5YpAbllU= X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBADAEA7CbGDXnGPX/CUv8QNBhcJivL0Ob0OFlynm1PZhaNsOaOzC9htwKMb+pUihHt1XO88MPjagWyA== Bytes: 2248 Lines: 21 Andrew wrote: > > They think these facts will go away if they call people an "it". > Who is that stupid? > When I was growing up, those who were not clearly a “he” or “she” were often referred to as an “it”. With the prevalence of transsexuals and wokism today, not to mention DEI initiatives in the federal and corporate worlds, people have been indoctrinated into the idea that there are more physical genders than just male and female. Yet when you go to the doctor’s office and fill out forms, they always want to know what your real sex is and not what you want to be “identified” as. In any case, since this is Usenet and it’s hard to actually see people, he may be using gender ambiguous terms such as “it” to describe people he doesn’t really know. Maybe he’s trying to be respectful in the same manner as when someone addresses a lady as Ms. rather than Miss or Mrs. when not knowing their marital status. Or maybe you’re actually right about him and I’m wrong to give him the benefit of the doubt.