hey, y'all
please don't misgender Murderbot in fanfiction.
especially not to "humanize" it
having the misgendering be a point of contention, something done by another character and them being incorrect? whatever.
i can understand it being accidental; in that case, fix it and move on.
because here we have an explicitly agender character, with pronouns it is comfortable with and that it uses even for itself in its internal monologue
("Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful i dropped to 97 percent efficiency." All Systems Red)
If you're coming from just the TV show, and are doing it on purpose because you're exploring the idea of MB having a gender or whatever, you know what? im not gonna police you on what you can and cant write. But if that is the case? DO NOT TAG THE BOOK FANDOM.
Please recognize that using pronouns other than it/its for it goes against the entire point of the books. MB is not human, and doesnt want to be human, and it uses it/its pronouns. This is something recognized and accepted in stride by the human characters.
Virtually no one who is a book fan will want to see a fic misgendering MB. It using it/its pronouns is, for a lot of readers, part of the appeal of the series!
MB using it/its pronouns does not detract from its personhood. Having MB use he/him pronouns does not add to its personhood.
especially considering - REAL LIFE PEOPLE USE IT/ITS TOO!! ffs, I use they/them and it/its! using those pronouns doesnt make us any less capable of thoughts and emotions and opinions. the same can be said for MB.
MB is not a man. MB is not a woman. It simply is. please respect that.













