Complaining about and refusing to recognize someone’s gender identity is pretty much the same thing as complaining about and refusing to use their name:

It doesn’t make any fucking sense.

It’s selfish and condescending.

It makes you look like an asshole.

If you can remember someone’s name, you can remember their gender identity. Someone asking you to use their preferred gender pronouns isn’t oppression. It’s a simple request for courtesy. It’s a reasonable accommodation that can be made to help us more easily live in a pluralistic society. We make these minor adjustments all day, every day. This one is no different.

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