The debate had been opened by Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a two-word Friday evening Tweet, "Pronouns Suck." White's thoughtful intervention came 24 hours later on Saturday, July 25. She responded
, "The reason i think pronouns suck is because thinking of people as 'they/them' and pretending they're not male or female is like color/race blindness for gender. It won't help sexism or toxic masculinity. Men and women have unique and distinct experiences... which should be acknowledged, examined, and critiqued but not obfuscated. Gender nonconformity (with acceptance of biological reality) successfully defies gender roles but switching pronouns reinforces these same roles."Her Twitter bio announces that "gender non-conformity is wonderful." I asked her what she meant. She explained that, "Your biological sex doesn't have to determine how you move through the world, how you dress, how you act, or who you love or who you are. As a feminist, I see society putting us into boxes and that hurts us. Gender non-conformity is a way of pushing back against that."
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