Facebook Debuts New Gender Options, Pronoun Choices 462
beaverdownunder writes "Facebook has recognized it's a gender-diverse world — at least in the U.S. In addition to Male or Female, Facebook now lets U.S. users choose among some 50 additional options such as 'transgender,' 'cisgender,' 'gender fluid,' 'intersex' and 'neither.' 'Users also now have the ability to choose the pronoun they would like to be referred to publicly: he/his, she/her, or the gender-neutral they/their.' A post on Facebook's Diversity page said, 'When you come to Facebook to connect with the people, causes, and organizations you care about, we want you to feel comfortable being your true, authentic self. An important part of this is the expression of gender, especially when it extends beyond the definitions of just "male" or "female." ...We also have added the ability for people to control the audience with whom they want to share their custom gender. We recognize that some people face challenges sharing their true gender identity with others, and this setting gives people the ability to express themselves in an authentic way.'"
What about Beta male (Score:0, Funny)
Hope its not only a Beta Function. F*** beta.
Re:The war against reality. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What's the difference? (Score:5, Funny)
Honestly, what is the difference
Obviously, you are one of the 50-odd varieties of insensitive clod!
But what I want to know is, what does "Neither" mean when there are 50 other choices?
Re:What's the difference? (Score:2, Funny)
Seems it was much easier back when you had a choice of:
1. You have a dick.
2. You do not have a dick.
Pick one.
You probably meant:
1) You have a dick
a) You want one or more
b) You don't want another
c) You don't use it
d) You take matters into your own hand
e) Yours is kept in a nightstand
2) You do not have a dick
a) You want one or more for Valentines Day
b) You don't want/need one
c) You're having one surgically installed
d) It was removed
e) You don't want one until you're married.
Sorry, but that's just the TIP of the iceberg...
Re:What's the difference? (Score:5, Funny)
I have ambitious genitalia.
Re:What's the difference? (Score:5, Funny)
True. Proof: Everyone here has a gender. Very few have sex.
Re:What's the difference? (Score:5, Funny)
Not much. None of them like beta, that's for sure.
Re:Super gender queer (Score:3, Funny)
There's, like, this series of books? Something about low-resolution monochrome?
Re:What's the difference? (Score:3, Funny)
If all of them are going to become mainstream, LGBTQ is going to need a whole lot more letters. I think it'd be best if we picked a handful of definitions and allowed for ranges within them. Vegetarianism has done this - sure, there's various names like octo-lacto-vegetarian for different degrees of it, but most of the time getting that specific only matters in the context of certain situations. I have no problem with recognizing different genders, but the more you try to granularize it, the more trouble you're going to run into defining them until every person on Earth uses a slightly different definition.
Vegetarian - doesn't consume animal products.
Vegan - doesn't consume or use animal products.
Hypocrite - claims to be a vegetarian but eats dairy, or fish, etc.
Moron - claims to be vegan but has a leather satchel.
"Vegetarians" who eat dairy or fish are absolutely not vegetarians and would never have called themselves vegetarians a few decades ago. But LA and New York hipster shits decided it was in vogue, then idiots who weren't vegetarians wanted to claim to be one, so they did, and now the word has been ruined.
Re:Why not (Score:5, Funny)
[ ] Male
[ ] Female
[ ] Likely To Be Offended