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Kassidy Sack

Brainstorming critical thinking on “Singular they”

When first pulling up the website I notice the lay out is different than those of other websites. It has big bolded letter with pops of red colored hearts, sitting on a background of what looks like wrinkled or folded notebook book paper. This catches my attention more due to the fact it looks very inviting and doesn’t look as boring as most web pages do. I also noticed that THEY was in capitol and bolded letters, almost as if it was saying this page is meant for everyone not just he/she type gender. With the big red heart and the notebook paper is takes me back to the middle school days, when you open up a love letter. There is a arrow on the lower right corner and when you press on it is floats you to the next visual article. With a big bright blue flowy word “neutral”, it automatically has me thinking that neutral meaning there is no better side. They is supporting to all sides and puts in consideration for everyone. Located in the blue paragraph below is there are hyperlinks that take you to off-site articles. These articles there to help give you a little reading on the background and meaning behind the “singular they”. Again, pressing the arrow in the bottom right corner it takes you to the “Its’ Easy” in yellow children’s blocks writing. I believe it’s easy is meaning it is literally easier to not label something or someone that singular they is easier than trying to classify someone and be wrong or offensive. Again there is a yellow matching paragraph included and has a sing songy kind of verse to help give more background to help understand the meaning. Clicking the next arrow, you see the word inclusive with illustrated arms wrapping it in a tight hug. The feeling I get seeing this is that it is inviting and comforting! In the paragraph below is riddles off a poem like paragraph that draws your attention in to feeling more attentive to the openness behind singular they. Right arrow click down, bright purple letters, Classy. I had trouble thinking out what they meant by classy. When reading the paragraph with it you learn that they list how long this has really been a thing “singular they”, many important people used it and it was much respected then and in that sense it’s classy. This entire webpage was written more as like a journal with true thoughts and feelings behind it, meant to grab its reader’s attention. It doesn’t have distracting ads like usual web pages, what it has to distract you is the very words they want you to pay attention to. This also reminded me a lot of how a children’s book is written in the intent to grab your attention but short and sweet and to the point.