this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2023
837 points (99.9% liked)

196

16501 readers
2050 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 81 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gold_in_them_thar_hills

"There's gold in them thar hills" is an old phrase, probably a misquote, but has been long been associated with gold prospecting in the US old west.

So a non-binary gendered gold prosector found lots of gold in "them/their" hills is a reference to how people of non-binary gender tend to use "they/them" as pronouns.

"Them/their" isn't exact, but their is the possessive form of the third-person plural pronoun "they." So it's still referencing to correct pronouns for non-binary gender, just shifted slightly for the sake of a joke.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Thanks :) I love this community