CMV: If you refer to yourself with a pronunciation of "they" that is different from "they" (e.g. "thee" or "thay" instead of "they"), you are being massively inconsiderate.

If you insist on referring to yourself with a third person pronoun that is spelled identically to a common English word, that is your prerogative. However, if you change the pronunciation of that word, you are necessarily creating a barrier between you and anyone you interact with. The only way that someone would know to pronounce "they" as "thee" instead of the common pronunciation is if someone told them or they heard someone else refer to you that way first. Until one of those two things happens, anyone you meet will pronounce "they" when referring to you as "they" sounds in everyday sentences: as "they" does in "I don't like how they did that" or "They sold out too fast." If "they" is pronounced like "thee" when referring to you, it is impossible to know that without being told. I would find this annoying, and I think it is inconsiderate of people who do this to force everyone who wants to treat them with respect to constantly mispronounce their "pronouns" because of a quirk or fetish that they have.<br><br>Edit: I thought this would be obvious, but I am not arguing that "they" is an inappropriate pronoun. I am not arguing that "they" with the standard pronounciation is an inappropriate pronoun, even for non-binary people. I am saying that if someone says that "they" is their pronoun but wants it pronounced differently than the standard pronunciation of that word, they are necessarily being inconsiderate. A better solution for this problem, should it arise, would be to choose a different word or spelling that better reflects the desired pronunciation. If you insist that referring to you with a spelling of "they" that is pronounced like "they" is in everyday usage is disrespectful, then you are being inconsiderate.<br><br>Edit2: I am also not saying that it is shifts in pronunciation like "Drew" to "Dru" that is wrong. In that pronunciation, the letters change to better reflect the desired pronunciation. If your name is spelled "Drew" but you want us to pronounce it "Dreeyu" or "Drah" or "Dahroo", then you would be inconsiderate, since the spelling has not changed to better reflect the desired pronunciation.