Cop Met wrote:I didn't know what pronoun the person preferred (I didn't ask and I wasn't told) and didn't make a deliberate attempt to use one that they wouldn't approve of. I said 'he' because of old habit - probably because that's the appropriate pronoun in the vast majority of instances when dealing with people on online message boards. In retrospect, I could've said 'they', I guess, but it's not something I think/care much about. I'll try to remember to use her preferred pronouns going forward, though.
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Seeing that he's continuing to accuse me of being a bigot in another thread, I'll just keep using whatever pronoun I want. As you said: using the 'wrong' pronouns can be disrespectful. Well, respect is earned. And someone who calls me a bigot for disagreeing with them doesn't deserve my respect.
This is referring to me.
