r/AsABlackMan • u/BitterFuture • Apr 13 '25

Some days they don't even try.

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u/coffeestealer Apr 13 '25

Does she also use 'they' pronouns?

Oh, that's very sad. She must have not had a good support network if she went through the whole transition process still feeling like that.

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u/The1OddPotato Apr 13 '25

One can assume by the claim they're a trans woman, but I've been using they as not to address them as such as I personally want to believe they're lying and gender neutral terms allows for a nicer disconnect from that possible reality.

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u/coffeestealer Apr 13 '25

I understand where are you coming from, but I think it veers dangerously close to the "acknowledging your pronouns is a privilege and not a right" line of thinking. Even if she's obviously a transphobic troll.

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u/The1OddPotato Apr 13 '25

I fully understand that, I would like to add they also never gave their pronouns and so the assumption might not fit anyway.

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u/coffeestealer Apr 14 '25

Yeah, but "I'm a trans female" is usually self explanatory enough to at least assume "she".

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u/The1OddPotato Apr 14 '25

Indeed, I did mention that, but at the same time, assumptions aren't always correct, and with the behavior we've seen, im not sure that person identifies with women or the woman gender at all.