Let me just dive right in. I do not disagree with the value of sharing your pronouns. As a college professor, I SOMETIMES do that during my classes. The key here is the word sometimes. So really this starts with when I find this practice inclusive, and what are some situations that the practice can be exclusive. I ALWAYS ask my students in the pre-class survey, which is only for me to see, to share their pronouns with me. The wording I use is very simple: "what are your pronouns?" I also don’t make it a mandatory question for them to answer. Most often, especially in an Engineering discipline, everyone is either he/him/his or she/her/hers. The value of this pre-class survey question is for me to see if there is anyone in my class that actually would appreciate a bit of support to feel more included in the class environment. I do understand the struggles one may experience because the group does not recognize how they see themselves, or the unique opinion they have as legi...