Training “they” into my brain

July 6, 2018 9:18 AM

I wish to improve fluency with correct pronouns. In particular, I want reinforcement of personal, gender-non-specific, gender-non-conforming, epicene they. Towards that goal, I seek audio source (podcasts, radio, non-fiction, pro- or fanfic) or comic books where characters use “they" pronouns. Rec away and thank you.
posted by Jesse the K to Society & Culture (12 answers total)

Best answer: If you're interested in sex & sex toy podcasts, Fist You is awesome and very funny, and one of the two hosts uses "they" pronouns, AND also just put out a comic book called "A Quick and Easy Guide to They Pronouns"!
posted by ITheCosmos at 9:30 AM on July 6, 2018 [3 favorites]

Best answer: Oh, and that artist, Archie Bongiovanni, also does a comic called Grease Bats on Autostraddle, which rules and includes nonbinary characters.
posted by ITheCosmos at 9:32 AM on July 6, 2018 [1 favorite]

If fiction will work for you, Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice does this, as does Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning.
posted by Making You Bored For Science at 9:36 AM on July 6, 2018 [1 favorite]

If fiction will work for you, Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice does this

Ancillary Justice does not use 'they,' it uses 'she' for all genders.
posted by showbiz_liz at 9:53 AM on July 6, 2018 [6 favorites]

Best answer: If you're open to Let's Plays, Marshall Dyer defaults to "they" in all their recent reactions. I especially recommend the playthrough of Kentucky Route Zero, which is more interactive fiction than game. It's like watching a visual audiobook that's read very well, with frequent use of the singular they.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDeS-SWRIMMIGE6K4fzwKYRS2IdlCP3M
posted by northernish at 9:57 AM on July 6, 2018

Best answer: One of the hosts of Han and Matt Know It All uses "they" pronouns (and it is a great podcast to boot!)
posted by rainbowbrite at 10:01 AM on July 6, 2018 [1 favorite]

Best answer: For podcasts you may wish to try Gender Reveal (the host uses they/them; many guests do) or Queery (depends on guest).
posted by hijinx at 10:18 AM on July 6, 2018

Best answer: The TV show Billions has a gender non-conforming character and the pronouns they/them are used scrupulously. (Sorry not an audio only source but I appreciate this in the show.)
posted by tatiana wishbone at 10:24 AM on July 6, 2018 [2 favorites]

Samuel Delany's Stars in my Pockets like Grains of Sand has a go at pronouns being used differently.
posted by zadcat at 11:16 AM on July 6, 2018

Dear Prudence is good about this.
posted by lunasol at 11:19 AM on July 6, 2018

Best answer: Issue 9 of Capricious contains all stories with characters using diverse pronouns: http://www.capricioussf.org/issue-9-gender-diverse-pronouns/ They don’t all use they but many do and I enjoyed every work in the collection.
posted by daisyk at 7:35 AM on July 7, 2018

Best answer: There is also a podcast ABOUT Billions and the podcast hosts meticulously and frequently use “they” without bringing any attention to it. “Recapabbles” with Mallory Rubin.
posted by Buddy_Boy at 6:52 PM on July 7, 2018 [1 favorite]