Say you are a girl, but you really would rather be a boy. Your real, legal, name is Susi, but you prefer to be called "he" and "him". So you create a Stack Overflow account. Why not just call yourself John and not tell anyone that you are a girl? Is it really so important to let everyone know you're "transgender"? If you call yourself "John", no one will say "prove that you have a penis. I don't believe you". How could they? We just see a screen name. Or do you rather have a name that implies you are a woman, but still want people to "see" you as a man, although if they look with their eyes they will see you are a woman, your name says you are a woman, but then you want to go by the pronoun "he". It just seems like you're trying to be complicated.
I cannot understand what people are talking about when they say "hey, it's really bad if you assign the wrong gender to people." Heck, we're talking about an internet community! I cannot assign a gender to anyone who doesn't assign it to themselves first. If you call yourself Gabriella, be prepared that I think you are a woman. If you call yourself Peter, be prepared that I think you are a man. If you call yourself Andrea, you're a woman. If you tell me you're an Italian, and Andrea is a male name there.. okay, I can accept that.
Making up pronouns and saying "i only feel good if people call use klu/kla as pronouns" - that is ridiculous. I learned my pronouns because my parents told me what they are. There is a form of humbleness when you accept that you are not the center of the universe. End of story. I don't like people who feel entitled to make others worship their whims. You are not the center of the universe.
There are only usernames!! It is irrelevant to discuss here if it is legitimate to equate physical appearance with gender, because that's not an issue when all you see is a screen name.
Say you are a girl, but you really would rather be a boy. Your real, legal, name is Susi, but you prefer to be called "he" and "him". So you create a Stack Overflow account. Why not just call yourself John and not tell anyone that you are a girl? Is it really so important to let everyone know you're "transgender"? If you call yourself "John", no one will say "prove that you have a penis. I don't believe you". How could they? We just see a screen name. Or do you rather have a name that implies you are a woman, but still want people to "see" you as a man, although if they look with their eyes they will see you are a woman, your name says you are a woman, but then you want to go by the pronoun "he". It just seems like you're trying to be complicated.
I cannot understand what people are talking about when they say "hey, it's really bad if you assign the wrong gender to people." Heck, we're talking about an internet community! I cannot assign a gender to anyone who doesn't assign it to themselves first. If you call yourself Gabriella, be prepared that I think you are a woman. If you call yourself Peter, be prepared that I think you are a man. If you call yourself Andrea, you're a woman. If you tell me you're an Italian, and Andrea is a male name there.. okay, I can accept that.
Making up pronouns and saying "i only feel good if people call use klu/kla as pronouns" - that is ridiculous. I learned my pronouns because my parents told me what they are. There is a form of humbleness when you accept that you are not the center of the universe. End of story. I don't like people who feel entitled to make others worship their whims. You are not the center of the universe.
There are only usernames!! It is irrelevant to discuss here if it is legitimate to equate physical appearance with gender, because that's not an issue when all you see is a screen name.