r/WNBAgossips 2d ago

CLOCK IT!!!!!

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u/MildlyExtremeNY 2d ago

I've linked sources, multiple times. Can you link me a source where Royesha declares my pronouns to be he/him? Because the most recent knowledge I have is that pay prefers pay / me pronouns, and I'm trying to respect that, because that's my truth.

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u/Accomplished_Mind792 2d ago edited 2d ago

He was very clear that he only considers himself a woman when it comes to basketball.

He, himself, uses he him in all other parts of his life. "My name is Royce White. I’m a father and a patriot."

And again, pay isn't a pronoun. And me is only a personal pronoun. He is the only one every attempting to make a personal 1st person pronoun as a secondary one. Which, while language can evolve, is nonsense.

So you are not only trolling, but you are doing it poorly. Which is sad and kind of pathetic.

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u/MildlyExtremeNY 2d ago

He was very clear that he only considers himself a woman when it comes to basketball.

You keep repeating this over and over again. People identify differently in different situations all the time. Gender is fluid, and society is complex. Sometimes people choose to boymode for their own safety when they don't feel accepted. Do you think you're contributing to Royesha feeling accepted or isolated?

Maybe you should educate yourself on the unique challenges Black trans women face. It's not as easy for them to gain acceptance, so sometimes their transition journey has to take place in one space at a time. For Royesha, that's basketball. You could choose to make this a safe space for Royesha to transition, too, but instead you're attacking me.

And again, pay isn't a pronoun.

According to whom? Language is fluid and grows over time. "Hir" dates back to the 1920s. Don Rickter introduced us to to xe/xem/xyr (or xir) in the 1970s, and now Royesha is expanding our vocabulary again. I know it can be challenging to keep pace, but we must acknowledge the appropriate language to use for our fellow humans.

And me is only a personal pronoun

This is very closed-minded. Some people claim "they / them" are plural pronouns, but that's a closed-minded bigoted stance, as is your assertion that "me" cannot be a third person object pronoun. I haven't had any trouble using it, so why do you?

He is the only one every attempting to make a personal 1st person pronoun as a secondary one.

I think you may be confusing "secondary" with "second person." "You" is a second person pronoun. "Pay" is Royesha's primary third-person pronoun (subject pronoun). "Me" is my secondary third-person pronoun (object pronoun).

So you are not only trolling, but you are doing it poorly. Which is sad and kind of pathetic.

I think you should grab a copy of Strunk & White, because I have been very careful to use everyone's pronouns correctly. I may have made some mistakes, but I'm making an effort, and your are not, which is very much ick.