Facebook adding new gender options, preferred pronoun choices for users
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[url]http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/facebook-adding-new-gender-options-preferred-pronoun-choices-for-users/[/url]
[quote]MENLO PARK, Calif. — You don’t have to identify as male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify their gender as well as three preferred pronoun choices: him, her or them.
Facebook said the changes, shared with The Associated Press before the launch on Thursday, initially cover the company’s 159 million monthly users in the U.S. and are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender, intersex, gender fluid or transsexual.[/quote]
I think this is a great step forward for non-binary identities being taken seriously
I can imagine most of my friends doing this as a joke.
I guess this can only really be a good thing.
If you hate people who are overly defensive over their gender identity then dont have them on your friends and everyone can be happy.
Can I identify as a carrot?
[t]http://i.imgur.com/3FiofsF.png[/t]
[QUOTE=Lukeo;43899158]Can I identify as a carrot?
[t]http://i.imgur.com/3FiofsF.png[/t][/QUOTE]
please keep /pol/ as far away from here as possible
just have a slider between male and female
[QUOTE=Lukeo;43899158]Can I identify as a carrot?[/QUOTE]
You can't be seriously agreeing with that picture.
Can I be otherkin
[QUOTE=Lukeo;43899158]Can I identify as a carrot?
[t]http://i.imgur.com/3FiofsF.png[/t][/QUOTE]
well that person seems to have the mental faculties of one so I'm sure you can join him if you want
[QUOTE=Lambda 217;43899203]just have a slider between male and female[/QUOTE]
Ah shit, that girl I like is 51% male and 49% female. That's a line I can't cross man, even if it still is technically some pussy
[QUOTE=Lambda 217;43899203]just have a slider between male and female[/QUOTE]
Implying that male and female are the alpha and omega of genders. Check your privilege.
[QUOTE=Jocken300;43899362]Implying that male and female are the alpha and omega of genders. Check your privilege.[/QUOTE]
I'm 200% male
[sp]i have 2 penises[/sp]
Haha this is funny even though it's totally 100% serious.
This is a good thing it gives more options if people feel the need for them
[QUOTE=Lambda 217;43899203]just have a slider between male and female[/QUOTE]
Saint's Row 2 always has the answer.
This is pretty groovy.
I took a look at it, and aside from being able to make your own (turns out you can't, nevermind), they have a huge list of genders and variants on all of those, and they account for pretty much every single possible gender term already (hell they have terms that even I don't know) and the pronoun selection is pretty great too.
This is about as accommodating as it can get. Hope more websites follow in line.
Maybe next we could advance the sexuality settings?
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well, my mistake, you can't make your own.
Kind of disappointing, but at the same time, at least it will prevent abuse by shitheads going YEAH WELL IF THEY CAN BE A GIRL I CAN BE A GEODUDE
[QUOTE=be;43899418]Haha this is funny even though it's totally 100% serious.[/QUOTE]
how is it funny
[QUOTE=Judas;43899174]please keep /pol/ as far away from here as possible[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=MegaJohnny;43899250]You can't be seriously agreeing with that picture.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Zeke129;43899278]well that person seems to have the mental faculties of one so I'm sure you can join him if you want[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure he is joking.
Don't get how this is funny, it's awesome that facebook is making things more friendly to the LGBT community
[QUOTE=Judas;43899174]please keep /pol/ as far away from here as possible[/QUOTE]
But it's almost the same thing!
[QUOTE=proch;43899475]But it's almost the same thing![/QUOTE]
facepunch is significantly less homo/trans/non-binary/black/asian/jewish/everythingphobic than /pol/
that's not saying much but still
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;43899372]I'm 200% male
[sp]i have 2 penises[/sp][/QUOTE]
ummm even females are 66% male
I bet that when I'll vist my everyday funny pictures websites tomorrow they will be full of people bitching about it
ok, at least one picture will realte to this and will be full of angry comments about how facebook supports "mental ilness"
I wanna be a Knight
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;43899454]This is pretty groovy.
I took a look at it, and aside from being able to make your own, [/QUOTE]
So wait, you can be a carrot? :v:
sure love how this will never be an issue in finnish due to no gender pronous
also in spoken language people are usually just referred to as "it"
It's a fairly nice feature, hope it gets implemented in the rest of social media.
[QUOTE=Durrsly;43899464]Pretty sure he is joking.[/QUOTE]
wouldn't be so sure tbh
[QUOTE=Elspin;43899468]Don't get how this is funny, it's awesome that facebook is making things more friendly to the LGBT community[/QUOTE]
I love it when big services like this support LGBT rights, like how Google did a gay rights banner just the other day to protest the Russian olympics.
Makes me and others a little happier to use their service, and makes shitheads a little more unwelcome.
[QUOTE=Aman;43899559]So wait, you can be a carrot? :v:[/QUOTE]
No, you can't be a carrot. I was mistaken, you can only choose from their list. Fairly expansive list too.
And like I said, good thing too, because otherwise stupid people would try to make a point by going no look I'm a stegosaurus you guys
HAHA can i identify as a vegetable? (LOL)
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