• @Blisterexe@lemmy.zip
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    611 months ago

    Like i said earlier, it was changed to they later, to the lead dev, in german they/them is a neopronoun, and “he” is gender neutral is those situations, i assume he thought it was the same in english

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        11 months ago

        Are gender neutral pronouns “political” in Germany?

        Yeah, (like in french) male pronouns ARE the gender neutral option, and using they/them would be like using xim/xer in english

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            11 months ago

            Well, yeah, but in gendered languages every common noun has a gender, and gender neutral pronouns are very very new, especially 3 years ago, so even most people in those lgbtq communities use male pronouns as gender neutral.

            Tldr: yeah, but its like the tiniest deal ever

            Edit: wanted to add that in gendered languages using gender neutral instead of male pronouns when referring to the user in the app would be wierd