Furry Megathread - Furry Things Here

[*FacePalm*]

Isn't it Renard who has like 15 aliases? Or someone else?

he does have a lot of personas/characters yeah

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[Night Fox]

Someone has come out, supposedly a victim of loveual harassment by Renard Queenston.
there's not much solidity to this case but stuff what
im kinda appalled but also not because i have too many doubts
like it needs more context bc it's just a text file paste right now

they
why does the person keep saying they
wtf

[shyGriff]

they
why does the person keep saying they
wtf

because ren is nonbinary

[Night Fox]

because ren is nonbinary

that isn't an excuse for being grammatically terrifying
is "they" really the only thing they can come up with

[shyGriff]

that isn't an excuse for being grammatically terrifying
is "they" really the only thing they can come up with

[Night Fox]

I don't even understand agender stuff
like
what

[shyGriff]

I don't even understand agender stuff
like
what

well i don't understand you
so

[KoopaScooper]

LMFAO XDDD so randumb

[Night Fox]

nobody understands me

but why not just pick one set of pronouns or something? like, you think female pronouns just sound better, so tell people to call you that? or say it doesn't matter? "they" is not a singular word. I'd rather just say your name over and over again
why be offended over being called a girl or a boy or "he" or "she" or whatever? I'm a guy, totally, 100% male psychologically and physically, and I don't even get bothered when someone thinks I'm a girl, or calls me one, because there's nothing wrong with it. in fact it's a little flattering, girls are pretty cool

[Char]

that isn't an excuse for being grammatically terrifying
is "they" really the only thing they can come up with

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/he-or-she-versus-they

Some people object to the use of plural pronouns in this type of situation on the grounds that it’s ungrammatical. In fact, the use of plural pronouns to refer back to a singular subject isn’t new: it represents a revival of a practice dating from the 16^th century. It’s increasingly common in current English and is now widely accepted both in speech and in writing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

The increased usage of singular they may be at least partly due to an increasing desire for gender-neutral language; while writers a hundred years ago might have had no qualm using he with a referent of indeterminate gender, writers today often feel uncomfortable with this. One solution in formal writing has often been to write he or she, or something similar, but this is considered awkward when used excessively, overly politically correct,^[33] or both.

I don't even understand agender stuff
like
what

so you can make a statement when you don't know someone's gender or are trying to encompass both genders and you don't have to use "he or she" instead because WHY WOULD YOU USE THAT

but why not just pick one set of pronouns or something? like, you think female pronouns just sound better, so tell people to call you that? or say it doesn't matter?

to be factual?

"they" is not a singular word. I'd rather just say your name over and over again

languages change
and English really needs a gender-neutral singular pronoun because "it" doesn't really refer to people because ???, and this has been in use for a while now so

why be offended over being called a girl or a boy or "he" or "she" or whatever?

some people see it as loveist to use just he or just she when something can refer to both genders is my guess
but also because there's no reason not to have a singular gender-neutral pronoun if we have one for plural
like how "you" is singular and plural

[Alyx Vance]

Going back on what i was saying, anyone know someone who actually makes good fursuits worth their money? If I ever get loads of emone and want to sink some money on one than I want someone who doesnt do a sloppy ass job.

I'm not sure if this was lost in the argument or not but I'm pretty sure someone has a answer to this question.

[*FacePalm*]

more solid info on the RQ case

[Cybersix]

what did I do to deserve it

Your behaviour is annoying

nothing, he's just an starfish

You don't know stuff.

[shyGriff]

nobody understands me

but why not just pick one set of pronouns or something? like, you think female pronouns just sound better, so tell people to call you that? or say it doesn't matter? "they" is not a singular word. I'd rather just say your name over and over again
why be offended over being called a girl or a boy or "he" or "she" or whatever? I'm a guy, totally, 100% male psychologically and physically, and I don't even get bothered when someone thinks I'm a girl, or calls me one, because there's nothing wrong with it. in fact it's a little flattering, girls are pretty cool

1. they did pick one set of pronouns and that set of pronouns is "they/them/their", i don't understand what you're trying to say by that
2. singular they is grammatically correct. even if you don't believe so, i really doubt you've never ever used "they" to refer to a person of unknown gender
3. you don't get offended by people misgendering you bc you're cis. i don't know how to elaborate on this because i'm bad at explaining things but being misgendered when you're trans/nonbinary is different

i'm probably going to get yelled at for caring but w/e
and btw since i'm pretty sure a lot of people don't know and this is a good time and place to bring it up: i'm nonbinary (and yes i do prefer they/them pronouns)
saying that is most likely going to either change nothing or make people purposefully misgender me more often but idk

[Jubel]

I am an ill-informed person.
What does nonbinary mean it sounds cool.