Their “frustration”
The Independent reports Sam Smith’s ridiculous pretense that he cares about the absence of women.
Sam Smith has shared their “frustration” about the treatment of women at the Brit Awards.
Whose frustration? Women’s? Of course he doesn’t share it, because he’s not the one being treated that way.
Or is it supposed to mean his frustration? Which is part of the problem with the non-binary they/them: it creates pointless confusion.
The Telegraph also chimes in. It too dutifully uses the specialty pronouns.
Smith has been nominated in the song of the year category for their collaboration with German singer-songwriter Kim Petras on the viral hit Unholy.
They will face tough competition for the award from a host of talent including Burns for her song Go, Style for megahit As It Was and Dave for his track Starlight. Smith and Petras will also be performing during the awards ceremony, which is being held in February at London’s The O2 arena.
There’s another ambiguity. Is the “they” who will face tough competition Smith and Petras? Or is it just Smith? You can’t tell. But the rest of the sentence is also a mess so whatever. Clarity is for terfs, or something.
“Non-binary” has to be the stupidest thing for me. “I don’t adhere to either of the extreme stereotypes for men or women, therefore I’m neither.” And then the imbeciles who go from THAT to “Therefore chop off my genitalia entirely and leave no evidence that anything was ever there.”
It is insanity and no other part of the body would be treated the same way. “Doc, I believe I was meant to be born deaf. Please remove my ears.” “Doc, I ‘feel’ that I have had gangrene and therefore I need for you to amputate my leg.”
Actually there are people who get limbs amputated because they feel wrong. It’s an issue in medical ethics.
And those people are treated with compassion, but as suffering from mental illness. Competent doctors don’t just lop off their legs because the patient asks them to.