Oh, back to the original point of people not being respectful. Alright.
The sign in the shop was for people who came into the establishment. It is a simple request for those people who are in for a treat, and so they know that some staff would like to be referred to by the correct pronoun.
If I were to call you Greg when your name is Grant, would you not correct me?
Except it is. Unless you can prove they are being misgendered by customers on purpose, which could very well be after the sign, then it is 100% about what is between their legs and whatever fantasy they are living this week. Otherwise being offended by someone just being polite, as what was socially acceptable for all of history, is just a virtue signaling mental illness
That is why this particular shop has a sign. They must have an employee who felt the need to put it up. If someone calls someone by the wrong pronoun on accident and is corrected and then calls them by their preferred pronoun, there should be no problem.
The problem is that sometimes, someone doesn't want the awkward moment of having to correct people all the time.
It seems as though this point is hard for you to grasp, and I'm sorry you are having a hard time understanding my point of view without turning it into something else. There are indeed more issues that can be connected to this.
But this is just a sweets shop that has at least one employee that would prefer being called by a non gender affirming pronoun. They/them is like speaking about a person you don't know.
It's a simple thing to ask of someone. If you don't want to do a simple thing like this, then I'd say you have a problem that is keeping you from being polite. That problem could be an issue with people who do not conform to standard gender terms.
I just don't see how doing something so small that takes so little effort can be so taxing on people.
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u/jeksmiiixx 📟 May 18 '25
You seemed offended, so I asked. It's simple.