Can You Choose Your Own Pronouns? Ft. Patti Harrison | Decoded | MTV

While it may seem that “he” and “she” are the only options when it comes to pronouns, the truth is that English has more options then these two gendered identifiers. In fact, the non-gendered singular “they” goes back to Shakespeare and is already common in everyday usage. So why is everyone up getting so upset about people choosing how to identify themselves? Watch the episode to find out. Special Thanks Patti Harrison: Twitter:   / party_harderson   https://www.pattiharrisonswebsite.web... Hosted by: Franchesca "Chescaleigh" Ramsey Produced by: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com Episode Written By: Gabrielle Noone (  / twelveoclocke  ) Directed by: Andrew Kornhaber Make Up By: Delina Medhin (www.instagram.com/delinamedhin) GFX By: Matthew Rainkin & Sarah Van Hoove Editing By: Linda Huang Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/e... http://the-toast.net/2014/06/02/a-lin... https://www.livescience.com/18574-gen... http://the-toast.net/2014/06/02/a-lin... https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/... http://www.dictionary.com/e/oldenglis... https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender... https://www.transequality.org/issues/... https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest... https://www.bustle.com/articles/10925... https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender... http://www.wnyc.org/story/gender-pron... http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/aus... #Decoded #MTV Subscribe to MTV: http://goo.gl/NThuhC More from MTV: Official MTV Website: http://www.mtv.com/ Like MTV:   / mtv   Follow MTV:   / mtv   MTV Google+: http://goo.gl/OGY79b MTV on Tumblr:   / mtv   MTV Instagram:   / mtv   MTV on Pinterest:   / mtv   #MTV is your destination for the hit series Wild 'N Out, Siesta Key, The Challenge, MTV Floribama Shore, Teen Mom and much more!