wedrifid comments on [link] SMBC on utilitarianism and vegatarianism. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 16 October 2011 06:32:47PM 14 points [-]

If ey had actually gone into a discussion of glial cells versus neurons, labelled line vs across fiber organizations, etc. then ey might have a valid argument.

There is something about calling Zach Weiner any 'ey' that just strikes me as offensive. He puts hard work into conveying overtly puerile masculine humor and to attribute him a non-existent gender is disrespectful to him as an artist.

Comment author: Raemon 17 October 2011 03:31:46AM *  4 points [-]

1) This was hilarious. Upvoted.

2) As the sort of person who prefers people err on the side of saying "ey", I think it's totally appropriate to refer to him as a him, because he's a he, because the information is available, and for the reasons you cited.

3) I don't think there's anything wrong with using 'ey' to mean 'I don't know/don't care what this person's gender is." If we're just talking about this comic, it's not really relevant.