Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT strips 4371-4375 (Oct 12th to Oct 16th 2020)
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Oct 2020, 10:04 ---That raises a question. Do we have canon about Yay's pronouns? Every node has self-described as "we" so I've been assuming "they/them" but I can't remember any of them telling people what to use.
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I’d have to assume “they” since Yay describe themselves in the plural.
Gnabberwocky:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 14 Oct 2020, 10:04 ---
--- Quote from: Baz_Yat on 13 Oct 2020, 06:30 ---Having slept on it, I've come to the conclusion that Yay would have better luck making friends if he explained why and how he's crap at making friends.
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That raises a question. Do we have canon about Yay's pronouns? Every node has self-described as "we" so I've been assuming "they/them" but I can't remember any of them telling people what to use.
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Other people in the comic (Faye, Bubbles, Roko) definitely use they/them.
That brings up another few questions: would you use "themself" or "themselves?" Also, if each node identified as female or male, would you still use they/them (in the plural form)?
Zebediah:
Yay is both plural and nonbinary. Fortunately plural pronouns in English aren’t gendered. However, we aren’t used to dealing with people who have multiple instances, ad the language reflects that. Hence “Yay is” but also “They are” - singular verb forms when using Yay’s name, but plural forms when using their pronouns.
N.N. Marf:
If Yay have gender, it's subtle. Were was their (lack of) gender established? ``Themself'' has been defined as reflexive third-person singular; ``themselves'' idem plural. There is a question about referring to an their node, if ever warranted. If any node shown has gender, it's subtle.
zmeiat_joro:
Yay is Death of the Endless. ('TH'at has not not been cannonically established, but it has been un-canonically.)
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