US Embassy in Brazil releases instructional video on the ‘importance of using neutral pronouns’

The U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, revealed a video educating the “significance” of utilizing gender-neutral pronouns, together with “xe/xem” and “ze/hir.”

The video was posted to the Embassy’s social media on Wednesday for the Worldwide Day in opposition to Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The video description stated there’s a “vary of gender identities past female and male” and that it isn’t attainable to know an individual’s gender based mostly on look.

The speaker within the video, who stated his identify is Mark, famous that his pronouns are he and him earlier than explaining why folks shouldn’t assume another person’s pronouns.

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The U.S. Embassy in Brasília, Brazil, revealed a video educating the “significance” of utilizing gender-neutral pronouns. (Getty)

“You’ve got in all probability seen that an increasing number of individuals are stating their most well-liked pronouns after they introduce themselves in social conversations, in classrooms, within the office, of their e-mail signatures and on social media,” Mark stated. “The reason being easy. There’s a vary of gender identities past female and male. In English, many use he/him or she/her pronouns. However a rising variety of individuals are utilizing totally different pronouns like they/them, xe/xem, ze/hir, per/pers and ey/em. These are known as gender-neutral pronouns.”

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“They do not specify the gender of the topic of the sentence, they usually exist as a result of you’ll be able to’t assume somebody’s gender simply by taking a look at them,” he continued. “Phrases matter, and they’re highly effective instruments to convey which means and join extra deeply with each other.”

Mark claimed that making “incorrect assumptions” about an individual’s gender is a “microaggression” that he says could possibly be hurtful for individuals who determine with the transgender or queer communities.

The video was posted to the Embassy’s social media for the Worldwide Day in opposition to Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. (Getty)

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“So what’s the easiest way to make certain you are utilizing the precise pronouns?” Simply ask. Asking for and utilizing somebody’s most well-liked pronouns present respect and assist create an inclusive setting,” he concluded.