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minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoIf you wouldn’t call a human being “it”, then you shouldn’t call a non-human animal “it”, either.
minus-squareLiteral@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoI’ll call human beings “it” if that’s what they prefer!
minus-squarecasual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agoyeah no I’m not taking that bait, bud.
minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoFunnily enough, in spoken Finnish “it” has all but replaced “they”.
If you wouldn’t call a human being “it”, then you shouldn’t call a non-human animal “it”, either.
I’ll call human beings “it” if that’s what they prefer!
yeah no I’m not taking that bait, bud.
Funnily enough, in spoken Finnish “it” has all but replaced “they”.