If you think someone having a Slavic last name means their gender necessarily matches the gender suggested by the form of their name, you are just mistaken.
I have a Slavic last name. I also have female relatives whose last name is, quite officially, the male-suffixed version of mine. I invite you to guess how that might have happened.
Does culture tell you if someone's gender, sexual preferences, what kind of car they drive, whether or not they're a furry, what god(s) they do or do not believe in, etc.?
Don't put people in boxes based on your limited world view.
Think about the limit. When we're uploaded to the matrix, you'll finally be able to be whatever gender you want to be without fear for the stupid stigmas of this world. You can try lots of things. You can be a man, woman, multi-gender foxperson, or a stoic agender deity. Maybe lots of things. You'll be free.
You opened this thread by lecturing others on the pronouns they used for the article author with no standing to do so. Who are you and why are you more authoritative on the author's pronouns than the person you attempted to correct?
If you keep posting flamewar comments to HN we will have to ban you, so please don't do that. We're trying for something else here.
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If you think someone having a Slavic last name means their gender necessarily matches the gender suggested by the form of their name, you are just mistaken.
I have a Slavic last name. I also have female relatives whose last name is, quite officially, the male-suffixed version of mine. I invite you to guess how that might have happened.
Culture and gender aren't linked.
Does culture tell you if someone's gender, sexual preferences, what kind of car they drive, whether or not they're a furry, what god(s) they do or do not believe in, etc.?
Don't put people in boxes based on your limited world view.
Think about the limit. When we're uploaded to the matrix, you'll finally be able to be whatever gender you want to be without fear for the stupid stigmas of this world. You can try lots of things. You can be a man, woman, multi-gender foxperson, or a stoic agender deity. Maybe lots of things. You'll be free.
Let people be who they are.
You be who you are.
Just be happy.
What a hypocrite -- feel free to let people be who they are, as long as I can force you to call them a word I want.
You opened this thread by lecturing others on the pronouns they used for the article author with no standing to do so. Who are you and why are you more authoritative on the author's pronouns than the person you attempted to correct?
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To be clear, I never forced you to do anything. You just got angry at me.