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   Jack O' Lantern (jacklaridian@social.horrorhub.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 07:28:02 JST Jack O' Lantern

   Me (showing off my new dog to my father-in-law).
   Him: 'He's beautiful.'
   Me: 'She.'
   Him: 'She's beautiful.'
   Me: (making a joke) 'It's okay, she's not picky about her pronouns.'
   Him: (triggered) 'Oh jeez, here we go. Everyone's got pronouns all of the sudden.'
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   This exchange got me thinking. The right is conditioned to be triggered by words. Words and phrases like 'identify as' and 'pronouns' trigger them, even though the concept of having a preferred pronoun isn't lost on them. 🤔

   #LGBTQ

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     Jack O' Lantern (jacklaridian@social.horrorhub.club)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 07:36:15 JST Jack O' Lantern

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     • Chris Dowd

     @chrisdowd
     Partially, but I was taken aback by the fact that he didn't know everyone had ALWAYS had pronouns. I think people forgot we learned about pronouns in middle school and I didn't expect the word alone to trigger him so much.

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     Chris Dowd (chrisdowd@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 28-May-2024 07:36:16 JST Chris Dowd

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     @jacklaridian Oh you totally did that on purpose—you knew how he would respond! 😂😂😂