tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post506498286922401856..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: The Case of the Neutered LoverStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-64345475230635539322018-02-19T15:21:05.091-08:002018-02-19T15:21:05.091-08:00Agreed, it is bizarre. The only good reason to use...Agreed, it is bizarre. The only good reason to use a generic pronoun is if you're talking in the generic. I suppose there is a little mystery and you might try to imagine the gender of the writer, and the partner as well in this wacky world, but a female writer and male partner seem the best bet.<br /><br />On the predicament, I'd tell "them" my fears if I was "it"(?!), or at least I'd hope I was with someone secure enough to hear the question. And it's also a sneaky way of finding out if your partner feels the same way. As well seeing an overly jealous response or an overly detached might both be danger signs, so as an experiment in speaking up allows you to gauge a situation better.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85290896065694373762018-02-19T12:33:24.612-08:002018-02-19T12:33:24.612-08:00Stuart, I'd replace "priceless" with...Stuart, I'd replace "priceless" with "worthless". Or "stupid", if I were in a bad mood.<br />I could have a "bad mood risin'".Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-79207189719083382902018-02-19T07:53:59.794-08:002018-02-19T07:53:59.794-08:00It gives you a look into the mind of the younger g...It gives you a look into the mind of the younger generation... priceless!Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85389897989744611342018-02-19T07:40:59.512-08:002018-02-19T07:40:59.512-08:00"I feel too young to be this seriously commit..."I feel too young to be this seriously committed". <br /><br />No shi'ite. Except for the chance to gloat at this trainwreck, why would anyone have time for this teenaged bleating?Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-33007283134679342822018-02-19T07:35:30.185-08:002018-02-19T07:35:30.185-08:00Whenever I see "partner" used in this co...Whenever I see "partner" used in this context I just substitute "gay lover". Even if not true, the use of "partner" is obviously intended to obfuscate rather than clarify, so what assumptions I make are up to me.<br /><br />I also loathe the singular "they", but I'll refrain from ranting on why the masculine pronoun should be used when sex (people don't *have* "genders") is unknown.jabrwokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537636497352864636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-30392061676310013162018-02-19T06:57:46.089-08:002018-02-19T06:57:46.089-08:00Gender is for nouns and pronouns. Sex is for mamma...Gender is for nouns and pronouns. Sex is for mammals et al. In fact, the Oxford Dictionaries site can't seem to define human "gender" without reference to sex...<br /><br />"either of the two sexes (male and female)..."<br /><br />The "gender" neologism should be spelled differently to distinguish it from the original; I suggest "genduh". Or perhaps "bullshit" - i.e., "They're identifying as bullshit today" (a change that would at least reduce confusion and incorporate the common usage of the original).<br />Redactednoreply@blogger.com