YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoFlorida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.’www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down123
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkFlorida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.’www.nbcnews.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down6·edit-22 years agoExcept it’s not like that at all, because you just made that honorific up! Mx. has an actual cultural context outside of their classroom. Sure, it’s new, but it’s not like this teacher just made it up themselves.
minus-squarepete_the_cat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWhat is that context? You failed to include it.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 years agoThe context is Mx. already being used and recognized around the country and around the world. It’s new, but it’s not just something the teacher made up.
Except it’s not like that at all, because you just made that honorific up!
Mx. has an actual cultural context outside of their classroom. Sure, it’s new, but it’s not like this teacher just made it up themselves.
What is that context? You failed to include it.
The context is Mx. already being used and recognized around the country and around the world. It’s new, but it’s not just something the teacher made up.