Agreed. I’ve been doing this for years. Putting them underneath sounds like a good way to make yourself late because you can’t find your keys.

Yeah, stashing them under something just means I’m going to be late because I can’t find my keys.

Easier to get a cop fired for accepting pizza as a bribe than for murdering an unarmed person. Jesus.

Yeah just stick with “they” it’s seems like a pretty safe option, and avoid the gymnastics.

Thank you for submitting yourself to the backlash you will undoubtedly get. I strongly agree.

Hear, hear. “Linguistic gymnastics” is a flawless characterization of this borderline NewSpeak push by those who would choose to be offended by innocuous words.

“so get in the habit now before you become one of those people who’s communicating with outdated language.”

Agreed. This is nonsense.

Same, if you want someone who you’ve never met before to address you by your preferred pronoun it’s your job to tell them. I’m not a psychic and and I’m quite honestly tired of having to dance around how I address someone, especially when no one has to do that amount of work to address me.

“folk”, ok. “gentlefolk”, eh.

Agreed! Just not gonna do it! If it makes me a bad person, then so be it!

No. Just, no.

There aren’t enough hours in the day to work your way through school anymore. Tuition costs have risen enormously, and wages have not.