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2022-08-31 03:02 pm

why we don't support pronouns.page and alternatives | Writer

Edit (Jan 5 2025): This post is very old, and while we stand by our criticisms, we do want to note that this post is not comprehensive (there are more problems—one notable one being that pronouns.page has repeatedly had language updates that ignore the criticisms and needs of fluent/native speakers) and also that the alternatives below are no longer our favorites. We primarily recommend pronouns.cc now. Now, onto the original post.

So, fun fact about this entry.
Originally it was about ten pages long, with hours of writing that went into it.
And then my computer crashed and deleted it.

I remember my points, though, so here we go.

TL;DR: the coder & co-owner of pronouns.page (who also runs all Avris projects, such as the gender & sexuality spectrum tool, the attraction layer cake, and emoji pride flags) is an extremely islamaphobic antitheist (with antisemitism and general eurocentrism thrown in) cosplaying as a leftie who, intentionally or not, repeatedly echoes far- and alt-right talking points and ideologies and should definitely not be given the ridiculous level of power and authority they currently hold in the queer community through the project. (This is also your content warning for the subject of this post.)



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