Shawn mendes misgendered Sam smith on iheart jingle ball 2020

[Queen Bitch 10,513]

I think it was simply a mistake. It IS possible to be forgetful about it. Besides not everyone keeps track of everyones pronouns. I wouldn't even know about Sam's identity if it wasn't for GGD

[Guest]

Please keep it respectful everyone. You can express yourself without discrediting people's identities or insulting someone over a mistake.

[JoeMo 3,889]

I highly doubt this is on purpose 

[Alphaz 7,956]

That's why this thing is confusing. Ain't nobody keeping tab on everybody.

[DelusionalGaga 29,581]

Honestly, I get both arguments here. Misgendering someone can be very disrespectful, basically denying the person's identity but it can also be an honest mistake and people need time to adjust to it. What I don't understand is a bunch of people lmaoing every post critical of midgendering. You can disagree with someone but don't be a cünt about it. 

[ItWasntLaauv 6,392]

Oops, it happens, especially for people who present typically in the style of a man, best to not make a huge cancelling event out of it. Shawn doesn’t have a mean bone in his body, let’s just wait for an apology, I’m sure it wasn’t intentional.

[SevenWonder 4,397]

Most of us have used he/she all of our lives. It's beyond rout for us to use those two pronouns. Of course, no one misgenders on purpose. But Sam Smith was a he when they got famous. And for years after. It takes time to remember that they's changed how they wants to be IDed.

OT a bit: I had a friend change his name from Ben to Parker. It took me a good two years to remember to always call him the latter. Parker was always gracious when I forgot. As he should! He changed the game - I was happy to comply of course, but compliance doesn't happen overnight. I'm sure Sam has common sense and will think of this as no big deal. Because it isn't.

[Red 98,183]

I myself made a post about them where I called Sam "him" a dozen times and only realized after I hit post  

[gypsy101 5,453]

8 hours ago, Luke78619 said:

I’m sure it wasn’t a deliberate thing to do, it’s possible he doesn’t know about it. I wouldn’t ever found out if I didn’t visit this site. 

Comments like “do better” are kind of dumb because he’s not going to be keeping up with whether someone has come out as something, he’ll only find out if he makes the mistake and gets corrected 

right cause no one in the world knows sam smiths pronouns and shawn mendes is just exempt from knowing and following culture like we all do

[MonsterARTPOP 628]

Sam Smith is not that important for the whole world to know. I didn't even know until a week or two ago when I was scrolling thru twitter. 

[dynamite 59,922]

11 minutes ago, gypsy101 said:

right cause no one in the world knows sam smiths pronouns and shawn mendes is just exempt from knowing and following culture like we all do

Some people know, not everyone. Sam Smith isn't actually a priority for most people, it's not going to be the first thing everyone automatically thinks of and remembers. Especially such a relatively new, socially invented concept... And like it or not, you can't force anyone to understand or agree with it either.

[gypsy101 5,453]

7 minutes ago, MonsterARTPOP said:

Sam Smith is not that important for the whole world to know. I didn't even know until a week or two ago when I was scrolling thru twitter. 

don’t blame us for you not being knowledgeable about pop culture

3 minutes ago, dynamite said:

Some people know, not everyone. Sam Smith isn't actually a priority for most people, it's not going to be the first thing everyone automatically thinks of and remembers. Especially such a relatively new, socially invented concept...

yeah it was like headlines when it happened

[dynamite 59,922]

7 minutes ago, gypsy101 said:

don’t blame us for you not being knowledgeable about pop culture

yeah it was like headlines when it happened

Yeah a lot of people do know but not everyone, and even the people who saw it didn't necessarily care enough or pay attention to remember every time... Even the Sam Smith defenders here slip up constantly, because it is normal to refer to someone as a sex - he/she and not they, it's the way it has been forever until very recently. So no wonder other people do also... You can't change the game and dictate that others follow suit as and when you/they decide it's time, especially when it concerns a subjective social issue like this, no matter how strongly you feel about it.

[BleepBloop 10,316]

Can some of you chill? Like, how high are the chances of Shawn doing this on purpose? Literally none. Yes, he's an awfully boring musician, but he's not malicious

ALSO, the world is NOT revolving around pop culture, not everyone CARES

[MonsterARTPOP 628]

2 minutes ago, gypsy101 said:

don’t blame us for you not being knowledgeable about pop culture

don't blame people who misgender them for not knowing, not everyone keeps up with their personal life or has to.