This sounds promising.
50. Different. Gender. Options.http://t.co/vcUjG2S6WB
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) February 13, 2014
Wait … what?:
You don’t have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify their gender as well as three preferred pronoun choices: him, her or them.
Facebook said the changes, shared with The Associated Press before the launch on Thursday, initially cover the company’s 159 million monthly users in the U.S. and are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender, intersex, gender fluid or transsexual.
What could possibly go wrong?
It'll be interesting to see how the 50 Shades of Gender Facebook thing is going go over in the Middle East. http://t.co/PvpOWeVgur
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) February 13, 2014
Also, “gender fluid”?
@sarahbellumd I don't want to hear it used in a sentence, that's for sure. @BiasedGirl @JohnEkdahl
— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) February 13, 2014
You mean a sentence like this?
facebook has more gender options!!!! i'm so fucking happy!!!! im pumped as hell for my gender fluid and trans friends!!! i love the world!!!
— ABOLISH THE POLICE (@diabeyonce) February 13, 2014
“Pumped” is maybe not the best word. In that context, it sounds a little … messy.
"Facebook adds customizable option with 50 different terms people can use to identify their gender." Can we admit this is getting silly now?
— Ryan Tauscher (@RTauscher) February 13, 2014
Gender fluid may not seem like much fun, but maybe Facebook’s move does have some promise:
My new Facebook gender is "uber-heterosexual super-male who is not over-compensating for anything."
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) February 13, 2014
If Facebook is going to allow me to customize my gender, I think it's only fair I get to customize my species too.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) February 13, 2014
I am officially "other" for my Facebook gender. I hope everyone does this. It will kill Facebook's data.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) February 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/434042279204884480
Just changed my Facebook gender to "non-binary," although "two-spirit" was tempting.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) February 13, 2014
I'm going to go change my Facebook gender to Pokemon
— 「ＹＡ$Ｅ」Reptar @ Essential Work (@EXReptar) February 13, 2014
Facebook is changing their gender fields to be an open option? My gender is Pizza Pocket.
— Zac C. (@PhoneScience) February 13, 2014
Facebook now has custom gender options so…I guess that means I can finally say I am a robot
— Orlando Villarreal (@CommandZer01) February 13, 2014
Ah, ah, ah … not so fast. By placing a limit at only 50 possibilities, Facebook is still alienating a lot of users:
"#Facebook is discriminating against me!" –What the person/thing who identifies using a 51st gender will say.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 13, 2014
Indeed. Look at all these people whose genders apparently don’t matter to Facebook:
I identify as a toaster. Why does Facebook hate me?
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) February 13, 2014
I self-identify as a Princess Warrior. Make it so Facebook.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) February 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/AlexJamesFitz/status/434032439087104000
I self identify as a deity. FB better add that as an option.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) February 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/ethanethan/status/434031072343379968
If one of Facebook's new gender terms isn't "Ubermensch" then it's not even worth it.
— Matt Exotic (@MattCover) February 13, 2014
There are updated gender options on Facebook, but I’m still not seeing the option to choose Beefcake.
— Post Bologna (@Davethulu) February 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/434043101997711360
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/434035263916871680
Seems I don't have the new Facebook option to set yourself to a custom gender yet. I wanted to be a Megatron. 🙁
— Richard Thorne (@Foritus) February 13, 2014
I'm pretty mad that Facebook won't let me set my gender to Witch
— mattie (@thotxcouture) February 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/434042723880808448
Nice going, Facebook!
Meanwhile, we can relate to this guy:
Sometimes I self-identify as exhausted with this nonsense.
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) February 13, 2014
A. Men.
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