It didn't ruin the Borg. They were still terrifying. I never found myself thinking afterward, "Aw, but if only we could all just sit down and have tea and crumpets, then this could all be settled." And I see nothing wrong with showing that there was a possible human element to them. They were sentient beings at one point, in some form, so there's nothing wrong with giving them a little more depth. I could agree that a more serious study might have been better, but it was still a fun episode.

This thread was fun, I miss it.

I was inspired by CM and the Bat to look around and see if something like this existed-- it does! Checkit:
Online Alignment Test

I got...

^^^

Apparently I'm just neutral. Not good, not evil, not lawful, not chaotic, just neutral.


Sounds about right.

You got neutral good and it used male pronouns, I got neutral evil and it used female pronouns. I guess bitches are evil after all. And us neutral bitches are the most evil mother****ers you'll ever meet.

People should really get into the habit of writing they instead of s/he when neutrality is needed.

"S/he," "he/she," or "(s)he" works though. At least it makes grammatical sense.

Not really, some people experience dysphoria from both of those pronouns. As far as I'm aware they is the only completely neutral pronoun. Unless you don't mind being a jerk... which... judging from your results... also I don't think they is grammatically incorrect in those situations. Either way, it's the only fair word to say.

If I would refer to you in the third person as "they", it wouldn't make any sense since "they" refers to more than one person. Hopefully people who are in the minority that don't quite identify due to true dysphoria will understand since most people don't even consider that **** and maybe they're not the centre of the universe that dictates how people speak. People who have "dysphoria" just because it's trendy on tumblr should understand as well, but we both know that being understanding is the last thing that those types are capable of.

tl;dr grammar>feelings

I think the concept is that a gender-neutral term term is needed for people who don't like "she" or "he", and "they" has become that term. Words change meanings over time, you know. That's how language works.

I don't think you realize how callus you're being. You're basically saying that people who don't want to be called "he" or "she" should just deal with it because they're a minority. These people just want to be respected, they're not asking to be the center of the universe. Wouldn't you want to correct someone if they called you she? Wouldn't it bother you if that was something you had to do very regularly?

What are you talking about? Why does it matter where someone finds out about dysphoria? Do you realize how great it is to have a resource like that that speaks to how people feel when there might not be anything or anyone else that does? And who the **** are you to question the validity of someone else's experiences? I'm not saying people don't make **** up, but wouldn't you rather just go with it and be wrong than not go with it and potentially hurt someone? If someone says they're experiencing something, at the very least they're considering what it's like to experience it. That's a lot more than what you appear to be doing here so far-- all making assumptions and acting like you know better about what people feel than they do-- and it's not the first time I've seen you do this. And what do you mean by "those types"? What are you trying to insinuate?


tl;dr you're being a jerk, words can mean new things if the need arises.

What about "it"? That's pretty gender neutral.