Finna start using 'citizen' as an honorific
this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2025
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I was thinking less 'the combine' and more 'the french revolution'
But. Sure.
On the one hand, love
On the other, I’m an American by way of birth lottery and hate borders. Comrade for me!
Way I see it, "Comrade" is a term of endearment, like "mate" or "dude" or whatever.
Whereas "Citizen" is a honorific. A stand-in for "sir/madam".
In socialist Poland both were used, but "comrade" (Towarzysz/Towarzyszka) was the honorific for member of the party while "citizen" (Obywatel/Obywatelka) was used for everyone else in official situations. Most people still used the "Pan/Pani" (Mr/Mrs) though, which was a bit reactionary because in Polish language this word does not even come from the bourgeoise honorific "Master" but from the aristocratic "Lord".
Por que no los dos?
It is both, it's "yes" and "YES." As a Marxist, I often use comrade not for the LARP but more often for the gender-neutral utility.
Lol i didn't notice that at first. I'm heavily involved with community/union organizing, so I find myself using it for both at the same time
Great! It's even more useful online when users frequently don't list their pronouns.
Fun thing, it's also gender neutral in spanish
¿Cómo se comrade en español?
"Camarada". While the majority of spanish words ending in -a are considered feminine, camarada is the exception. It has no gramatical gender and can be used with whichever article you want. "Un camarada", "una camarada" = a comrade
Gracias, camarada.
No hay de qué camarada!
Yall works yall!
Not in German unfortunately :/
You can also append an ess to English words if you want a gendered form. It's just less common.
Comradess? I dont think thats legit. Kameradin/Genossin on the other hand is the official female version in German so its gendered by default
I prefer the gender neutral dude. We're all dudes on this glorious day.
Dude definitely has masculine roots, it isn't really gender neutral even if it is sometimes used as such.
I dunno, I like 'dudette'. It's a fun and silly word.
Dudette is a silly word. But its sole existence is to make dude gendered.
Or just because it was a joke in some shitty comedy.
I've only ever heard 'Dude' used about men. So I can not attest to it's gender neutrality.
You need to use it in a gender neutral way, my dude.
I'm not a native english speaker. "Dude" isn't part of my general vocabulary, with the exception of internet forums.
“Awesome Human” also works!
Doesn’t matter how the stranger IDs, they’re human, and who doesn’t like to be considered awesome.
Nah, most people I know who appreciate gender neutrality prefer to be referred to as cats
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