So Brave: This University of Michigan Kid Selected ‘His Majesty’ as Personal Pronoun
Applaud his courage. Weep openly, if you must.
Patrimonio Designs Limited / DreamstimeA student has taken advantage of the opportunity afforded by University of Michigan's new pronoun policy, which allows students to list their chosen pronouns on the official bios that are sent out to their teachers.
The student, Grant Stroble, has listed his pronoun as "His Majesty."
He is stunning and brave. Applaud his courage. Weep openly, if you must.
Are you finished? Still reading? It's quite a moving story, I know.
Stroble's heroism will no doubt be celebrated by the university, which recently gave students the option of selecting their own pronouns in order to foster "an environment of inclusiveness." According to the university:
Students can designate pronouns in Wolverine Access through the new Gender Identity tab within the Campus Personal Information section. This page can be used to enter, update or delete pronoun information.
Designated pronouns will automatically populate on all class rosters accessed through Wolverine Access. Rosters pulled from other systems will not have designated pronouns listed. If a student does not designate a pronoun, none will be listed.
In other words, when professors receive the list of students enrolled in their classes, there will be a designated pronoun next to their names. Strobles's is "His Majesty."
Stroble—a conservative student and member of Young Americans for Freedom's Board of Governors—told The College Fix that he has no problem with students asking to be identified in the manner that makes them most comfortable. But he found the university's new policy to be absurd:
In an interview with The College Fix, Strobl said that "I have no problem with students asking to be identified a certain way, almost like someone named Richard who would like to be called Dick. It is respectful to make a reasonable effort to refer to students in the way that they prefer."
However, he added that he does have a problem when the university institutionalizes the use of pronouns that are completely arbitrary and may possibly sanction people for referring to someone different than their preference.
Strobl continued, "So, I henceforth shall be referred to as: His Majesty, Grant Strobl. I encourage all U-M students to go onto Wolverine Access, and insert the identity of their dreams."
If this isn't the feel-good story of the year, I don't know what is.
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Stroble is troble!
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What happened to Robby Soave?
This guy posting in his name isn't doing a very good job impersonating him.
Where is the "to be sure, this joke is tasteless and offensive, but..."?
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Good catch! Do you suppose he got mugged or something?
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He escaped from his cage and is hiding in a shoe.
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Once we figured out he was trolling us with that stuff there was no more reason to keep doing it.
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official bios that are sent out to their teachers.
I guess this is the equivalent of the syllabi that the professors send out, in that nobody will ever read them?
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What? I always read the syllabus. First go to the attendance policy, then if that was acceptable mark the dates for the midterm and final and put them on my calendar.
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#rekt
There is nothing so true and noble as a 19-year old boy's desire to do everything in his power to humorously depants authority -- the more arbitrary, the better. Seems the SJWs are intent on providing an endless array of entertainment options along these lines.
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It's worse than you think. The next shoe will be the lawsuit against Congress for permitting this travesty.
Or has everyone forgotten that this is a public institution?
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
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There is nothing so true and noble as a 19-year old boy's desire to do everything in his power to humorously depants authority -- the more arbitrary, the better.
The college inflicts this obviously prankable website on such, and doesn't expect pranks? Where did they find the administration?
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This is why we can't have nice things. Someone has to go and ruin common courtesy for the marjoramized in our society. Now no one will take pronouns seriously.
Way to go, your Majesty.
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No, no, no. It's *His* Majesty, not *your* Majesty.
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Relevant part at 6:16.
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Damn, the pair of legs on that dancing woman... I'm gonna need some euphemisms in a few minutes here.
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Someone needs a safe space.
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marjoramized
The 'differently buttered'?
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That comment is offensive to people who prefer butter. :P
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If you don't prefer butter, are you really a person?
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Hey, Marlon Brando liked butter!
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We all should know which side our butter is breaded on.
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A student has taken advantage of the opportunity afforded by University of Michigan's new pronoun policy, which allows students to list their chosen pronouns on the official bios that are sent out to their teachers.
*hooks thumbs in waistcoat pockets of white linen suit*
Now, I'm just a simple country professor, but where I come from, student rosters are just "name, student ID, university email address." This is the first time I've heard of an institution providing a "Who's Who" for all of its pissant undergrads.
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Jelpous, Hater Mullato?
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*pats forehead with handkerchief before placing it in his pocket*
No, up here, we're content with the simple things in life. Like lemonade, or baseball, or this.
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The fuck?!
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"Hi, I'm Candice Johnston, I'm 35, I'm a nontraditional nonconforming non-binary non-sequitur enthusiast who is double majoring in Civic Reparations and Civic Repair Stations.
I like professors who will let me speak, listen and believe, and who are especially conscientious of their RateMyProfessor scores. Further, I will only respond to non-phonetic auditory cues, like bells, whistles, and Twitter message dings.
I can't wait to take the University's mandatory diversity training awareness clinic. Peace and Love, Kill Whitey!"
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I've read stranger FetLife personal ads, tbh.
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Not really a safe click, HM.
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"Hey, my name is Keith and I'm a Scorpio from Athens, GA and I like to find the essence from within
Read more: B-52s - Song For A Future Generation Lyrics | MetroLyrics "
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Goddamnit, I really need to preview.
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Well, I *do* wanna be the Empress of Fashion....
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Formication triggers me, HM. You FAILed to read my bio, seersuckered glory and all. Expect to hear from the Provost's and Chancellor's offices. And my lawyer: Paresthesias is listed on the ADA, so's you got yourself a double whammy.
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We have bios now? I thought A Wiki Called Reason was shut down!
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http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Reason_(magazine)
You mean its not this?
We need to start that up again and then slip it into the Wikipedia Reason article as a link and reference.
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Whenever i read something from rationalwiki, i'm not sure if they are just being serious, or just copying stuff from uncyclopedia. for example: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Texas
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Phff. When I went to college we didn't have no stikin' email!
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I stake my claim to "Mufasa."
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Refer to me as
"my nigga"Don't let me down.
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My nigga!
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My n-word!
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Wigga please.
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Bravo, kid.
I would have gone with "Himself".
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The Cis-Hetero Shitlord formerly known as Himself.
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Mine is henceforth, "I Agree To Give Ten Thousand Dollars To."
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There are other possibilities, of course. Let's fill out the ranks of the nobility just a tad:
Her Divine Grace, the reincarnated Princess Dianna Herself, _______________
Awakened One, Consummate in knowledge & conduct ________________
The Beginning and the End, Alpha and Omega, Prince of Peace ________________
My personal favorite:
Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross recipient, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular, Uncrowned King of Scotland ______________
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The Ayatollah of Rock'n'Rolla
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I choose "Pimpself".
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You can call me "Pal"
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You can call me Al.
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Your not my Al, Uddy!
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I'm Shitflinger, Microagressing Shitflinger.
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Years and years ago we were allowed to update "title" in our company email system, so I chose Praetor. Meant nothing until we switched our mobile address server and my title automatically preceded my name whenever I called someone on a work cell phone.
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I'm pretty sure this same joke was made in the very first H&R thread where the subject of "preferred pronouns" was first introduced.
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Please refer to me as "Harambe" Crusty Juggler.
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Robby just when I think you can't get any worse you scratch this article out and completely redeem yourself.
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I shall henceforth be referred to as "Kwisatz Haderach"
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But Ussel to my besties
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"You can call me World B. Free."
-- Gary Johnson
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For once Robby you fail to provide your standard "this is in poor taste" at a time when it is needed most!
There is only one 'Majesty' at present time, and she is definitively a 'Her'. How dare this 'Grant Stroble', a man of lower rank, not even an esquire, claim the noble throne of England, her United Kingdom and her colonies! As a man who has sworn an oath to Her Majesty, I must find him and have stern words (and possibly a hanging), for the good of the old empire! *Salutes and hums 'Rule Britannia'*
Stop othering your Commonwealth readers!
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YOUR SIR JUST TRIGGERED ME.
Have you forgotten I'm from Quebec and we Quebecers look upon the Monarchy with mere curiosity.
La reine mon queue!
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Where did he specify that he was sovereign of England?
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A student has taken advantage of the opportunity afforded by University of Michigan's new pronoun policy, which allows students to list their chosen pronouns on the official bios that are sent out to their teachers.
The student, Grant Stroble, has listed his pronoun as "His Majesty."*In Chief Wiggum's voice* "That's good trollin', Lou!"
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Designated pronouns will automatically populate on all class rosters accessed through Wolverine Access.
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!1!1!!1!!!!!!!!
That. Is. Epic.
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Sometimes a brat is just a brat.
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And sometime's he's damn funny while making a good point.
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Sometimes a troll is just a troll.
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Dear Leader
ManBearPig -
I'd go with Mad Emperor.
Mad Emperor Rufus. Major: Triggerology.
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I'm AWESOME!
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It only took 6 days…
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Deus Imperator, Deus Domino Mundi.
This story has made a bad day much better. Now if only the Bengals don't fuck it up for me...
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It's the regular season so you have a shot.
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Oooh, burn.
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Is the author pissed at this kid's trolling? I honestly can't tell where the sarcasm is directed.
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So, no one picked "His Dudeness"? Kids today.
Well, I'll take it. Sign me up for His Dudeness
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I'm the Abider not the divider.
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When I email his mother, I refer to my younger son as 'His Dudeliness'.
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Maybe one of the Latinx kids went with El Duderino.
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Maybe, if they're not into the whole brevity thing
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What are you guys talking about?
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Shut the fuck up fist
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When Henry Kissinger had his first press conference as Secretary of State a fawning member of the press asked if he would prefer to be called "Mr Secretary" or "Dr Kissinger". Hank said ""Your Excellency' would do nicely." Always figured he meant it.
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He should have chosen vag slammer.
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Box crusher would also be a very good choice
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"Kid"
R. Soave
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The student, Grant Stroble, has listed his pronoun as "His Majesty."
So, Mr Stroble, a high school graduate and someone considered to have the capability to utilize a college education, does not know what a pronoun is? Is that the take-away here?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun
Say, you guys wouldn't be looking for a subeditor would you?
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My high school education did not list "xe" or "ze" as an English word, much less a pronoun. So...
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So, Mr Stroble, a high school graduate and someone considered to have the capability to utilize a college education, does not know what a pronoun is? Is that the take-away here?
Um, no. First off, His Majesty didn't label the box on the form, the college administration did. Second, when you refer to him as "His Majesty" instead of "Mr. Stroble," it is indeed a pronoun.
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Ironically, if he actually was sovereign, his pronouns would be "we" and "our", not "His Majesty".
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Please begin your address me as Biggus Dickus.
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Some call me...Tim.
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address TO me
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Moist
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Guess it just goes to show they're all AAAA, and that's how they should be addressed. As Arrogant Assholes from Ann Arbor.
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Call me "Master"
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This kid's awesome. Vaguely reminds me of some of the shit I used to pull when younger, though I didn't have the temerity to go full-out like Stroble.
We should start a "beer for a year" fund for this guy.
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Nature Boy, ______________ (for the "Woooooo's")
That Bad Mutha Fucka, ___________
Next Time You Pop Your Old Lady, Make Her Call You ___________
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Macho Man _______ (for the "Oh, yeah!"s)
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Many if not most colleges are having serious funding issues because of overpriced, overhyped degrees and now you add all the SJW craziness. It's like they want to go out of business.
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This is what kills me about the push for "free college". There's all this whining about how those evil one-percenters should pay for everyone to get a Gay & Lesbian Studies Ph.D, but no mention whatsoever of getting rid of the diversity department, "student life" programs, and Title IX bullshit.
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I try to be polite. I'll call you as you present. If you look like a guy, I'll call you "he." If you look like a gal (I know, that's a microaggression.), I'll call you "she." If you want to be called something differently, and if I remember, I'll use that.
If you behave like an asshole, I'll call you asshole.
Just don't call me late for dinner.
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I try to be polite. I'll call you as you present. If you look like a guy, I'll call you "he." If you look like a gal (I know, that's a microaggression.), I'll call you "she." If you want to be called something differently, and if I remember, I'll use that.
If you behave like an asshole, I'll call you asshole.
Just don't call me late for dinner.
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I try to be polite. I'll call you as you present. If you look like a guy, I'll call you "he." If you look like a gal (I know, that's a microaggression.), I'll call you "she." If you want to be called something differently, and if I remember, I'll use that.
If you behave like an asshole, I'll call you asshole.
Just don't call me late for dinner.
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Sorry about those hiccups.
Moderator: Can you nuke the spare two? Thanks.
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Moderator? Where do you think you are?
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I'm shocked no one has suggested the title that would be the most galling and get the most attention from faculty. "Professor"
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We are not amused with His Majesty's sense of humour.
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This reminds me of the "I'm a Fucking Genius" patch I had on my denim jacket back in high school in the mid-seventies. The other students were amazed bot that I had the massive titanium balls to wear such a message and
that I got away with it. Nobody fucked with the fucking genius! -
Waiting for this kid to get expelled.
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"Look, let me explain something to you. I'm not Mr. Lebowski. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. That, or His Dudeness … Duder … or El Duderino, if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing."
Just so you all know...
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Robby Soave's title which starts: "So Brave" proves that he neither understands irony, nor has a sense of humor.
Where's the trigger warning about his evident deficiencies? - which can upset sensitive people!!!
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Oh, there's so much fun people can have with this. And woe to the professor who tries to parse earnest from facetious.
And you can call me "Baron"
