If I heard someone call me “an it”, or whatever, I’d probably be very
offended or disgusted. And hearing people say it also makes me a tiny
bit uncomfortable. Since it is essentially a slur (a word turned into a
noun to dehumanise people is usually a slur).
But like, what I don’t get is why other people can’t use it for
themselves? Well, rather, have others use it on them. Isn’t it a good
thing that people take away other people’s power to degender them? Like
if someone calls them it, that would be correct, I’d imagine it being
bitter-sweet. But still, it’d take away some power from cis people to
dehumanise trans people. Because it no longer is as effective on
everyone.
Which is the point of slur reclamation. It takes away
some of their power, it makes it so that over time, it won’t feel as bad
hearing. So I think, people really should get to have it/its as
pronouns. I don’t really see the actual problem with it.
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