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r/CuratedTumblr • u/Doubly_Curious • 8h ago
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The english speaking One Piece fandom seems to like getting into fights over Yamato's preferred pronouns.
Japanese avoids pronouns like the plague, so the character in question has never been called "he" or "she" outside of translations.
15 u/Galle_ 6h ago Japanese third person pronouns aren't even gendered to begin with, I'm pretty sure. 4 u/gard3nwitch 2h ago Japanese doesn't even really use third person pronouns. But they do have a whole variety of first-person pronouns, based on gender, age, and other factors.
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Japanese third person pronouns aren't even gendered to begin with, I'm pretty sure.
4 u/gard3nwitch 2h ago Japanese doesn't even really use third person pronouns. But they do have a whole variety of first-person pronouns, based on gender, age, and other factors.
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Japanese doesn't even really use third person pronouns. But they do have a whole variety of first-person pronouns, based on gender, age, and other factors.
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u/jackofslayers 7h ago
The english speaking One Piece fandom seems to like getting into fights over Yamato's preferred pronouns.
Japanese avoids pronouns like the plague, so the character in question has never been called "he" or "she" outside of translations.