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@Drew@radical.town No one is trying to own you.
Generally when we use language what matters is the meaning of the words in the here and now. Sometimes that is effected by the past in various ways, language is weird, often the modern day meaning has little resemblance to what it meant 500 years ago.
I am using those terms in the way the general public uses it, nothing more. The fact that it was used in some cultures int he past to denote a hierarchy is largely unrelated to its modern day use.
As for it not being a pronoun, thats a different issue. As with most words it would depend on how it is used. Int he sentence "Mister Freeman talks too much" Mister would **not** be a pronoun, you are right, however in the sentence "You talk too much mister" then it would be a pronoun. Remember a pronoun is a word that acts as a noun but is a substitution for a proper noun. In that sentence mister would be in its pronoun form.
@freemo
I'm not a native English speaker but I'd say that in the sentence "you talk too much mister", you is a pronoun and mister is an appellative. :)
Anyway, as some people take very seriously that pronouns matter, don't you think your preferred pronouns can be seen as a mockery?
@miguel31416 I'm sure some people might incorrectly see it as a mockery. Then again I'd say pronouns like "Xhe" which are also popular with some people would have a far greater tendency to be seen as a mockery, though just as incorrect in that assumption.
If someone wants to incorrectly see something I do as a mockery, especially considering how vocally supportive I am of the LGBT and specifically Trans community, well, thats on them. Its not my job to stop people from drawing false conclusions.
