it / its

[@TeaSunny]

I didn't think that last part would hit so hard, but it did. Sarah Zedig RT'd this and I'm glad she did, as another user of she/it I had always described myself as "a woman to strangers, a monster to friends" for how I felt, but people never indulged that because I consistently remained a woman. Relation to automata, creatures that are inhuman, there's comfort in them.

[@throwawayaccount4009]

This is revolutionary. For many years, I have tried to relay this feeling of the “it,” of the entity, of straying into the void outside the concepts of masculinity and femininity, to simply embrace the “it” of existence, of simply being. The “I am now,” the “I am that,” the “this is it,” the great “I am.” Here I am, and they know me as it: it with a name, it which does that, that which is, it which prevails. I don the guise of flesh, I existing beyond my physical faculties. I, the mind within the flesh. I, a concept set alight within the machinery of humanity. I am. I am it. I am that being. I am the entity. I am the acolyte. I am the universe experiencing itself. I am. I am. I am. Existence.

[@0nullnil]

I have no words... I just relate. Android to android, I appreciate this video so much. I will use it/its pronouns and this empowered me. I still have trouble with those pronouns, because of the dehumanizing aspect and my family not being supportive which fucked me up... And I like labels because I want to understand myself, but I like to be an eldritch horror too!! Whatever people find the most comfortable is valid so long as their not hurting anyone. Edit: Maybe I don't need to explain or be a label, I just need to exist. Or have a label and not apologize for it.

[@thelemon5069]

Mountains and paintings are also "its" and birth beautiful

[@letstalkaboutstuff]

oh my god you get it. spectacular work on this one, visually captivating, conceptually arresting, and that last section... whooof. literally. creature to creature solidarity, sylvia

[@furnariusrufus]

this essay is BEAUTIFUL, thank you for making this

[@liaberget]

crazy how youtube recommended me such a tiny glontent gleator !!

[@Theoncestsystem]

This hits so close to home. Made me tear up a little actually. Thank you for making this video

[@corpsecandy2076]

Thank you so much for this video. I genuinely cried, as someone transitioning to using just It/it's pronouns, with not a lot of people understanding why. This was like looking in to a mirror, and made it easier to explain to people.

[@annalee8817]

One of the best video essays we've ever seen. Really resonate with these two dogs, and hope that we can help share the word and spread this around.

[@Whiterussian736]

Hi, I'm agender and this is hitting home so much

[@chizzicle]

So, as in many languages, my native one doesn't have gendered pronouns, but we do have the equivalent of it, which in theory should not be used when talking about humans, but in practice, in casual context people call their friends "it" all the time. Now this doesn't have that much to do with the video, but I thought you might find in interesting anyway. In Finland you could be an it and most anyone would not bat an eye, which has the negative side effect that the statement you might want to make by being an it gets a bit lost

[@toastedfish1105]

God bless this KZbin algorithm for making me discover this tiny channel which will now be one of my favourite. Your method of second person perspective and such rich writing have made me feel more immersed in what you were saying than any other video essay and really made me understand things in a new perspective, hope to see more!

[@mxnevermind]

You just outed me to myself @.@ thank you

[@kenzerrock]

Thank you for this so much I’m enby/agender and I have this dialogue with myself so much and the beautiful framing for this discussion is wonderful thank you ! ♥️

[@samj6068]

Really beautiful art. I love the eerie picture frame shot.

[@axolotteamshinyrocketdanie9366]

Hey I know you've only made 3 videos but I can't express how you helped me with your video. Thank you

[@sapphicblobfish]

This is such a great video; I'm surprised how underrated you are! I love your voice, and your art and writing is beautiful. I hope you have a wonderful day

[@jasperdragon00]

woah, just found this recced on tiktok and i loved it so much. im a trans dog and i love being a dog

[@girlbossincorporated]

you only have 479 subscribers??? this is one of the most life changing essays ive ever seen 🤩

[@estropocky]

AWRRROOOOOUUUUUUU!

[@buffygeekelder]

this was very well done. thank you

[@helenawave]

absolutely beautiful videooooooooo!!! such great work!!

[@arayanicole4453]

underrated asfk ❤️

[@leivangel4977]

Wow, how beautifully said!

[@halzero3236]

an absolutely beautiful essay. i'm floored that a piece of art could capture my feelings right now so accurately. thank you so much for making this.

[@lesgenssontbeaux2219]

This is everything

[@W.H.V.]

Can some things not simply be?

[@floral_stone]

yes yes YES YES. this. this is everything.

[@Meow_F]

Beautiful, will share

[@01tripl3]

Thank you so very much for making this. It has brought me a lot of comfort and validation :)

[@robodress4051]

Thank you. I also just want to exist.

[@Jemppu]

I would recommend researching the pronoun usage in many of the world's non-Indo-European native languages. You'll find many of them have a general 3rd person pronoun corresponding to universal singular they / it (though English translations tend to give you the 'classically' incorrect "he/she/it", these words do not in fact contain any reference to gender - This is the same problem that perseveres in any and all translations to English: the gendered distinctions get added 'in post'). (In my native language 'it' is the common familiar way of referring to others (While plural 'they' is the respectful). Which is why it has personally always been quite evident, how the English language concept of 'it' being 'dehumanizing' is but a culturally narrow/isolated idea. And a minor one, if counting by the number of world languages).

[@redauroras]

thank you so much for making this

[@FerretinSocks]

i really like this video

[@mollynoise]

🖤its good

[@b-3megabattledroid587]

I don't get it

[@quietkilljoy]

I am an idea, a concept, not a woman. This was such a healing and thought provoking video essay 🖤

[@Feasco]

I am a rock, I am an island