Facebook Steps on Hermaphrodite Toes
Confused about your gender? Worry no more because Facebook is now requiring you to select a gender according to the Los Angeles Times. Facebook previously used the word “themself” in newsfeed stories but unfortunately themself is not really a word. As a result Facebook will be prompting users to specify whether or not they prefer to be referred to as “he” or “she”. To all my fellow hermaphrodites, it’s now time to make a decision about what gender you affiliate yourself with.
According to Naomi Gleit of Facebook, “We’ve received pushback in the past from groups that find the male-female distinction too limiting.”
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