#while dey/dem/deirs is conjugated differently than dey/dem/dem it also looks like some people use this neopronoun without understanding | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

floating-plants · 16 days ago

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https://transgriot.com/recent-news/dey-dem-a-black-exclusive-pronoun/

https://pronomen.net/er%26dey

https://www.reddit.com/r/NonBinary/comments/108wz5e/german_nonbinary_pronouns/

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-57172398

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-57174684

https://pronoun.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000040264

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going to someones blog and they have their pronouns listed as "dey/dem" and youre like "oh ok neopronouns i havent heard of before" but then you start scrolling through deir blog and dey exclusively post in an exaggerated mafia goon voice and now you're genuinely unsure if dey use they/them but spelled it funny as part of the bit or if dey use neopronouns which are an extension of the bit

#after some googling #it seems like there are a bunch of contexts for dey/dem pronouns #Some black people use them as a way to connect with their ancestry and community as an exclusively black pronoun (I am unclear on whether #this means they only want black people to call them that or that they only want black people to call them that. because of my confusion I a #defaulting to they. no disrespect is intended)#it also seems like dey/dem are gender neutral pronouns in German language and are not in frequent mainstream use #it also looks like dey/dem are a part of Pidgen language as gender neutral pronouns and are frequently used #some people also use dey/dem as neopronouns #both use of these peonouns by black people and pidgen speakers are conjugated like dey/dem/dem (template they/them/theirs)#whereas use in german is used like dey/denen which also includes dem in some conjugations #some people use them in the context of neopronouns and they conjugate dey/dem/deirs #I didn't dive super deep but I think it's interesting. I will list my main sources in my reblog. (it will probably look like a random list #of links if it's reblogged without my tags so please don't do that? thanks.#post script: after some more looking #while dey/dem/deirs is conjugated differently than dey/dem/dem it also looks like some people use this neopronoun without understanding #its cultural importance as black language. perhaps making this Not Good™#i am not a very good source on this as I am white and cis #but I am curious and I think that highlighting use of dey/dem as more than just sticking to the bit an any context may be important #also after glancing through the notes it seems like the German use of dey/denen is more commonly known than these other contexts

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