domingo, 19 de octubre de 2025

Incorrect spanish grammar

I'm registerd in fetlife as MrAl. I'm a spanish user, although nowdays my residence is set outside Spain.
I usually configure my profile with english language. This is because spanish version is highly incorrect.

As spanish grammar states, IN A MANDATORY WAY, gender is observed in the terminantion of noums and adjetives. In a general sense, when a word refers to a male subjet ends in "o", and when it refers to a female subjet, ends in "a".

The terminanation for a neutral gender DOES NOT EXIST in spanish grammar. You can refer to Real Academia de la Lengua (Spanish Language Academy) which is the only recogniced authority in defining and manteing spanish language, to check that neutral gender DOES NOT EXIST in spanish language.

Therfore, the use of the sufix "e" to express a neutral gender, is not allowed. I can imagine that this incorrect use of the spanish language is promoted by associations that use that way of expression as a way to gain visibility. But, although they are usually well and efectively organized, they do not represent the core of the fetlife users (nor in any other space away form their own forums). As a simple way to check that point, you only have to count the number of users in Spanish Language (and do not forget South America in your survey) that use a neutral gender vs natural gender users.

So, in order to comply with spanish grammar, and also be aligned with most of the users sensibility, that malfunction must be fixed. If you want to give that minority a space that includes inclusively different sensibilities, I suggest you to develop a change in your platform that would permit to use that not normative inclusive lenguage in a profile option. I understand that this option may result in development expenses, but if the policy of fetlife promotes inclusion, it should be easy to achive such change. Because the actual state, away from the incorrect grammar use, results in an unacceptable policy that enforce the sensibility of a few against the established norms that most of the users, which results in an bad use of the language that do not represent the feelings and beliefs of the majority.

As a result of all exposed above, I kindly request you to correct the bad use of the Spanish in your platform, in order to fix the bad treatment it is given in the web.

MrAl

PD It has been posted in fetlife tech group. It is still pending of validation

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