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"they/them x iel/ielle" really just means "a heterosexual couple"

Need to in group signal, especially if you're a normie.

I wonder if this actually is a meta-art project of upmarketing a high-net-worth lifestyle (look at me, I live on a boat!) to a far left wing audience. Just need a vague manifesto ala https://xkcd.com/451/ and you're halfway there.

> a vague manifesto

Great idea. I shall someday write that.-

I wonder why this bothers you so much as to go on the internet and tell everyone what you personally think about who those two people actually are.

I believe clear and succinct writing is the key to effective communication.

A very good way to make writing clearer is to replace the words that you don't care to know with other words that are completely inaccurate.

Question: how is it helpful for you to label them as a straight couple? Why would it matter to you? Why is adding the "straight" qualifier better than just leaving it as "they're a couple"?

The content matters though. If you are clearly and succinctly communicating something insecure and stupid, you don't get any bonus points.

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