So why do many have a difficult time accepting that language is a social construct as well? Perhaps they do not think they do not accept this fact. ![]() Protecting nonbinary and transgender lives must involve the support and acceptance of neopronouns. Common neopronouns include the sets xe/xem/xyr, ze/hir/hirs and ey/em/eir. They have a rich history, emerging from nonbinary and transgender circles as a rejection of the gendered and binarist language society uses on everyone, regardless of their gender identity. Neopronouns are any set of pronouns which are used in place of he, she or they. The deconstruction of gender is a crucial part of feminism, as realizing the fact that gender is human-manufactured is the foundation for criticizing any way society views gender. ![]() This is important to all aspects of modern gender theory, and relates to many aspects of feminism. ![]() Surveys show that they/them is the most popular neutral pronoun set used by non-binary people, however some prefer to use neopronouns, as an alternate gender neutral pronoun set. However that is not always the case, some non-binary people are okay with being referred to with she/her or he/him pronouns, and some binary people use "unexpected" pronouns. In English, "she" is most often used by women, and "he" most often used by men, singular "they" can be used by non-binary people. In English, and many other languages, people are usually called by a pronoun that implies their gender. These pronouns are, for the most part, not officially recognized in the language. Neopronouns are any set of singular third person pronouns that are created with the intent of being a gender neutral pronoun set.
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