MTG templating finally dumped "he or she" for "they", and that's good shit right there (gOod sHit 💯 💯 ),
and anyway, because of that I wound up reading the Chicago Manual of Style's writup about their newly increased acceptance of singular they: http://cmosshoptalk.com/2017/04/03/chicago-style-for-the-singular-they/ ,
and it PISSES ME THE FUCK OFF????
Like idk, woo, you've been forcefully shoved off DEMANDING (their words:) "generic he", to the new position of singular they is "ALLOWED BUT NOT RECOMMENDED"
I understand that that's the whole premise of the thing, but like...
We shouldn't... let them feel like they're in charge.
They can have their "manual of style", but THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY IN CHARGE. WE SHOULDN'T TREAT THEM LIKE THEY ARE IN CHARGE. THEY SHOULDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN CHARGE.
What the fuck makes you believe you have the goddamn right to even have a fucking opinion on this subject.
"I just woke up one day and I was so fucking arrogant that I decided to be in charge of the rules of english, and here we are."
"But I am a generous god, I will make partial concessions to you lesser, pitiful people, from time to time."