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[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 97 points 6 months ago

That’s adorable. That’s also super not what happened tho.

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 37 points 6 months ago

I was there man, I was that dried leaf.

[-] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago

like these photographs are interesting, but then mid-2020's internet venacular seeminly requires "so I was having a bad day then I saw this on my way to work"

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago

Wouldn’t it have been funny if someone said

totally became

Shoutout to someone I heard saying

[-] illi@lemm.ee 70 points 6 months ago

Can't get up until it moves, that's the rules

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago
[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 91 points 6 months ago

Can't get up until it moves, that's they rules

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

The doe is a being not an object.

[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 28 points 6 months ago

They doe is a being not an object.

[-] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 months ago

in the english language the pronouns it/its are used either for animals or inanimate objects

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago

The doe has no concept of pronouns. I promise calling it "it" isn't doing anything to hurt it.

[-] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago

As someone who has been vegan for 25 years, I really appreciate your choices and empathize with your motivations. If, however, your goal is to make a difference, you might want to avoid alienating your audience before you've even said anything.

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago

Beings are also an object :)

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

You wouldn't call people "it". It's about showing respect.

[-] ManniSturgis@lemmy.zip 13 points 6 months ago

I wouldn't, but I am calling animals it. Only in English tho, we don't do that in my native language.

[-] UnearthedUnusual@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

I know a few people who use it/its pronouns. While I agree that treating animals with respect is a good thing, it pronouns are not necessarily a sign of disrespect or objectification.

[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Well in that case that is different but usually when we say "it" that is used to refer to physical objects like book or treat. Animals being seen as property harms them.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

I absolutely would.

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago
[-] Beaver@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago
[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

Give respect get respect, I don't respect bigots and Nazis

[-] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 25 points 6 months ago

Using “it” for an animal is perfectly reasonable. An argument can be made for using they instead but we even use it for humans occasionally (e.g. Jack checked on the baby, it was sleeping peacefully).

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Animals use the article 'it'.

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 55 points 6 months ago

If you had a Great Pyrenees (Dog pictured) - you absolutely would not be wondering. They are livestock guardian dogs and some of the most stubborn dogs you will even interact with.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

This dog understood the assignment.

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yeah it's getting pretty uncivil in these comments. Sorry, op, comments are getting locked.

Cute photo though, it's an old school meme.

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