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I had a similar problem with a story I was writing. Since the story was set in the future, and since language evolves, in the end I decided to invent my own pronouns: 'xe' (pronounced 'zee', instea...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T12:39:00Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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baykah
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2019-12-08T12:39:00Z (over 4 years ago)
I had a similar problem with a story I was writing. Since the story was set in the future, and since language evolves, in the end I decided to invent my own pronouns: 'xe' (pronounced 'zee', instead of 'he' or 'she' for gender neutral robots. The 'X', as opposed to 'Z', because it felt more futuristic! Similarly 'xis', for 'his' or 'her', etc. At the same time though I tried to minimise the use of these words, so the reader wouldn't have to keep stumbling over them. I did want to avoid gender-specific terms, and all of the potential stereotyping that comes with that, as well as remind the reader that the characters existed in a different, future time.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-08-06T07:20:22Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 2