Do you feel offended when people refer to animals as “it”?

[Dinosaursandanime65]

I do if I may be completely honest. They’re people too. You are the ones who are questionably “people”

[jennifer_bloom]

I believe compassion should be given based on merit and not on experience because merit based compassion is the only way to preserve healthy social boundaries and avoid manipulation by leeches. I do not want animals to suffer but I do not believe they should be viewed as on par with people, but you should work hard at your art career, I believe you have potential.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Rhaou

[Apulu_3]

How are you going to refer it without knowing the gender? But yes it is offensive as they are living organisms too.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

The same way we do with other humans. “They”

[Apulu_3]

That is plural though. How will you refer a single animal.

[Still-alive]

yeah English has its limits lol

[Dinosaursandanime65]

No you’re just jealous that animal infants aren’t born helpless

[Apulu_3]

Why will I be jealous? lol. I don't want an argument so I will come straight to the point. I meant that a new word should come up which is a more respectful form of 'It' and that would be only used for animals, humans and plants. Not for objects. Because objects and living beings are different you know.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Oh, ha. Thank God. I thought Jim was a little high there

[Apulu_3]

Lol okay

[Dinosaursandanime65]

*pulls out gun* That’s what you think I’d say Hyou wee hateteru

[Apulu_3]

Lmao 😂

[andreasderjuengere]

I can't be offended by it. After all, by grammar 'it' is correct.
But I always refer to my own two buddies as ''he'' and ''she''.
I have a bond with them and know their individual 'personality'.

[RolandCuthbert]

Nope. Animals are not people.

And I don't understand why people treat animals better than people.

It's the weirdest thing ever.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Some animals are better than a lot of humans

[RolandCuthbert]

That doesn't explain why you would treat animals better than human beings. In Ukraine, you have Russian soldiers raping and torturing other human beings. But at the end of this war, they will go home and treat their dog properly.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

How long is it gonna take for that to spread around the globe?

[lrina]

dogs aren't people, so no. as long as they're well-fed and someone cares for them and they're happy, i think it's all that matters.

[Anonymous]

A little, yeah. It’s worse when people call babies “it.”

[Dinosaursandanime65]

That’s a wee weird

[Opinion Owner]

Yes it is

[JBlade]

Is this serious? If so no, I refer to some people as "it" as well.

[JosyJosy]

I usually refer to animals as he or she, animals I know at least

[daster4442]

no not really and an animal would not really mind being called ''it'' because it has no complex minds as our own

[Creampiekarl420]

They aren’t people but they do feel empathy and I believe empathy is what links us all

[notwoke]

no, I'm not a snowflake so it takes a lot more than that to offend me. If someone referred to me as the wrong sex i still wouldn't be offended. grow some skin

[JuanVelasco2]

I always refer to animals with them.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Good, good. It seems not all of us have devolved in the mind

[JuanVelasco2]

You are gay?

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Wait what? NO. You gotta be effing shitting me, you made an entirely new account JUST to ask me if I’m gay. If I were then I’d be a hypocrite

[douride2]

Nope. I'm not offended.

[HeartFullOfGlue]

Sometimes

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Except you, you are a person

[HeartFullOfGlue]

I am a worm

[Dinosaursandanime65]

How do you type?

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Wait, you meant that metaphorically right? What makes you say that?

[HeartFullOfGlue]

I type with my butt, duh

[Dinosaursandanime65]

That’s kind of funny

[Anonymous]

No. Animals are not people.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

How can I explain it so that you People understand?

[flirtatiousgirl]

Sometimes yes