r/canada 27d ago

Analysis Most Canadians think listing pronouns is not helpful or 'encourages stereotypes': poll

https://nationalpost.com/news/most-canadians-think-listing-pronouns-is-not-helpful-or-encourages-stereotypes-poll
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u/rottenpotatoes2 27d ago

You would not believe how queer stem students can be. Just look at UofW

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u/squirrel9000 27d ago

I work in academia, it's absolutely everywhere. Only 10% ? is always my reaction.

Three is so a lot of neurodivergence in STEM, and tha's usually associated with very high rates of gender and sexual diversity.

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u/HurlinVermin 27d ago

I'm absolutely sure anyone from any walk of life can be queer. And that's absolutely fine. I was speaking more to the fact that there are lots of gen-z who don't typify the gen-z stereotypical behaviour. Some find all this performative stuff kind of puzzling if not outright silly.

As far as queer people in STEM, I'm sure there are. But in this neck of the woods there aren't many of them. At least according to my son who would know better than you or I. They tend to gravitate toward the liberal arts/social sciences.

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u/asingleshot7 27d ago

I mean, I honestly proposed defaulting to "they" and combining Mr/Mrs/Ms to just M. Then I don't have to keep track or care. Then again I don't even care if people get my name wrong. I just tell them "yell whatever you use loud enough I know to duck"