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Unnatural because they thought of inventing it, they started saying "tod@s" (todos is everyone), didn't catch, they then moved to "todxs", didn't catch, then they said "todes", and because people don't naturally use it. They even use it wrongly all the time. But more importantly, unnatural because if you have to impose it and call me names for not using it, you are doing it wrong.


> they thought of inventing it,

How is this different than any other term that was coined?

> didn't catch, they then moved to "todxs", didn't catch, then they said "todes", and because people don't naturally use it. They even use it wrongly all the time

This sounds like natural evolution to me. People try different terms until one sticks.

> But more importantly, unnatural because if you have to impose it and call me names for not using it, you are doing it wrong.

Why? You're calling their use of language "wrong". Can't they do the same?




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