Incorrect. A widely-accepted protocol has been established, but some people are still behind the times. We educate those people by correcting them, not coddle them by saying, “Hey, whoa, whoa, wait, let’s not get too hasty about this. Until the Official Governing Body of Pronoun Etiquette has weighed in, this is all…

The “basic courtesy” being referred to is just generally avoiding acting like a gigantic bag full of dicks even if you don’t agree with what someone is doing. Presumably most people are capable of this unless they are just incredibly dumb and/or inbred.

Snails swap sex.

I appreciate this comment, as I was debating in my head how do you refer to a transgendered person before they transitioned and started publicly identifying as a different gender? This clears it up for me a bit better. They were always male or female, they just couldn’t express themselves as they wanted to yet, for…

There’s a word for everything you’re saying. That word is, “bullshit.”

No... you’re just transphobic...

To be fair you should refer to her as her.

Then hop on board the science train, because the more we study the human brain and the human body, the more we find that this is just a thing that happens and not a mental or physical disorder. Just because someone told you when you were a kid that there were only two genders and they stayed the same your whole life…

Actually RESPECT is about referring to someone how they identify. Not everything is about where you get to stick your genitals, dude.

Regardless of your ability to perceive, it is not difficult to refer to someone was their preferred pronouns. No need to go out of the way to state your perception. Just call her what she wants to be called anyway. Like if someone starts going by a nickname or their middle name. Even if you liked their old name more…

Your dick has nothing to do with anyone’s gender. Sorry. I’m sure it’s the most important thing in your life but nobody else actually cares about it.

Uh, I think you have it backwards. ;) It’s calling him her, and yes, usually you should start when the person asks. Or if they publicly change their preferred name, it’s usually implied you should use the correct pronouns.

I am truly sorry if my comment made you feel bad, but you’re repeating your opinion louder instead of addressing what I said. When someone transitions and asks to be called a different pronoun, the standard is that you apply that pronoun to that person at all points in their life; public or not shouldn’t make a…

Gender and sex aren’t the same thing.

Whelp, I don’t have a sexual response to my father, I guess he’s a lady.

No, she wasn’t. If a gay guy came out, you wouldn’t refer to his closeted time as “back when he was straight.”

We generally do not use someone else’s “sexual response” when deciding what pronouns to use for someone. Usually we just go with what they prefer since gender /= sex as someone else already pointed out.

whether you wanna fuck someone or not really has no bearing on their identity

Good luck to her and whatever she persues here on out!

It was during the scenes where the crew members were talking with their families, explaining that their trip was going to be extended due to the rescue mission to save Watney.