Pronoun Debate Comes To a Boil as Him Gets 29% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Gabby Frugoni

LOS ANGELES, CA – The debate over gender pronouns has escalated following negative criticism of the new movie, Him.

The horror film tells the story of Cam (he/him), who trains with football legend Isaiah (he/him – he/they headcanon) to become the greatest football star of all time. The movie has received overall poor reviews, but it seems that most of these critiques are aimed at the risqué choice of using a pronoun for a title. After Rotten Tomatoes published unfavorable reviews of the movie, audiences are now asking the bigger question: when it comes to pronouns, when is enough enough?

Viewers from all parts of the political and gender spectrums have voiced their opinions on the overt use of pronouns. Brett Jacobson (Marshall School of Business) complained that “the snowflakes are shoving pronouns down our throats. The only thing going down my throat is beer. Type shit.” before proceeding to high-five himself. On the other hand, Kai Weathers (Roski School of Art and Design) asked, “Why does everything have to be male-centered? I think for our political climate, they didn’t go far enough.” It appears the usage of the pronoun has left some unsatisfied and others overwhelmed with wokeness.

Monkeypaw Productions, the company behind Him, reassured that the title has no political or sociocultural implications and that Jordan Peele “didn’t even vote in the last election and thinks he is better than other people because of it.” However, the damage has already been done. Due to the backlash, Monkeypaw is set to re-release the movie under the new title Kitty/Kittyself.