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minus-squaresynicalx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days ago The females use she/it pronouns. Correct me if I’m wrong here, but to the best of my knowledge I don’t think mosquitos have the concept of language.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoLike you’ve never corrected someone that misgendered an animal? Though missexed is probably the more appropriate term I think.
minus-squaresynicalx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·50 minutes agoI’ve never told anyone “hey my cat prefers they/them”, because my cat much like the mosquitos doesn’t have any such concept.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoHumans do. And according to human rules on language, it’s she and it. She if you’re under the illusion that mosquitoes have gender identities. It if you want to be scientifically accurate. Certainly he would be misleading.
minus-squareFelixCress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day ago… about that: https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/infection-biologist-who-decodes-‘language’-of-mosquitoes-and-pathogens-named-one-of
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoThat’s very innovative of her, however, has she considered that preserving the biodiversity of mosquitoes makes her a species traitor?
Correct me if I’m wrong here, but to the best of my knowledge I don’t think mosquitos have the concept of language.
Like you’ve never corrected someone that misgendered an animal?
Though missexed is probably the more appropriate term I think.
I’ve never told anyone “hey my cat prefers they/them”, because my cat much like the mosquitos doesn’t have any such concept.
Humans do. And according to human rules on language, it’s she and it. She if you’re under the illusion that mosquitoes have gender identities. It if you want to be scientifically accurate. Certainly he would be misleading.
… about that:
https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/infection-biologist-who-decodes-‘language’-of-mosquitoes-and-pathogens-named-one-of
That’s very innovative of her, however, has she considered that preserving the biodiversity of mosquitoes makes her a species traitor?