• PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    82·
    17 hours ago

    My interpretation here is the first person (I), second person (you), and third person (he/she/they) pronouns are disregarded and are all represented by the neopronoun “drag”.

    I.e. use drag whenever you reference dragonfucker and you’re golden.

    • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
      6·
      15 hours ago

      If you just one for one swap you run into weird grammar.

      What do drag want to do?

      Is that right or…?

      • rain_worl@lemmy.world
        31·
        14 hours ago

        same with swapping in ‘they’! i think most pronouns are singular, only ‘they’ is plural due to legacy junk, see:

        • what does he want to do?
        • what does drag want to do?
        • what does the cat want to do?
        • what do they want to do?
        • what do the cats want to do?

        perhaps we should move towards singular they, eg ‘what does they want to do?’

    • zagaberoo@beehaw.org
      5·
      16 hours ago

      That makes sense, but what is the material difference? Isn’t it ultimately the same thing by a different name?

      • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        31·
        16 hours ago

        Material difference of specific pronouns? Someone feels better, and I’m out no extra effort, I guess…

        It’s as much difference as personal preference in chocolate bar brands.

        • zagaberoo@beehaw.org
          6·
          16 hours ago

          I totally get respecting specific pronouns, no confusion there.

          I don’t see how the scenario presented in OP is different from wanting to be referred to in the third person.

          • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            2·
            16 hours ago

            Ah! Effectively none.

            Which does bring up an unusual case: how should drag be referred to as part of a group? They and drag? Or would just they suffice?

            • Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nzOPEnglish
              2·
              10 hours ago

              They. It’s the same as if you refer to a group of people with a man in it. The “he” is discarded. Drag doesn’t use plural independent pronouns.