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PatrickClSim3Low
4 years agoSeasoned Hotshot
Pronouns - Yes or No? Possible or not? Are you considering them?
I know that the most common argument is that you can't do them because of languages that don't support gender neutral language. I would want to say as someone whose language indeed doesn't have gender neutral form, that this is not indeed entirely true. While my language indeed doesn't have official gender neutral pronouns, verbs, adjectives and even some nons, the amazing LGBTQ+ community of my country came up with their own version of neutral language - they even figured out how to make gender neutral verbs or adjectives in our very gendered language.
You have resources you could use. Your teams who usually translates game would collaborate with the LGBTQ+ communities and ask them how to make pronouns work in their language.
You can make it work.
I know that the most common argument is that you can't do them because of languages that don't support gender neutral language. I would want to say as someone whose language indeed doesn't have gender neutral form, that this is not indeed entirely true. While my language indeed doesn't have official gender neutral pronouns, verbs, adjectives and even some nons, the amazing LGBTQ+ community of my country came up with their own version of neutral language - they even figured out how to make gender neutral verbs or adjectives in our very gendered language.
You have resources you could use. Your teams who usually translates game would collaborate with the LGBTQ+ communities and ask them how to make pronouns work in their language.
You can make it work.