Parrot Won’t Stop Using Deadname

r/asktransgender How do I get my parrot to stop saying my brother's deadname? I'm hoping there's some parrot owners in this subreddit. My family rescued a parrot 3 years ago and he's fallen in love with my brother so much that he calls for him by his deadname. A little over 6 months ago, my brother changed his name and my family has stopped using his deadname since. The problem is, I think it's so engrained in my parrot that I worry he'll never stop saying it. This has damaged my brother's mental health. Do you think it takes more time? Will he ever forget it?

A screenshot of a Reddit post from r/asktransgender asks how to stop a rescued parrot from calling someone by his former name. The joke is the absurdly serious framing of a parrot’s learned speech as a sensitive deadnaming issue, paired with a close-up reaction image of a parrot. EN: A screenshot of a Reddit post from r/asktransgender asks how to stop a rescued parrot from calling someone by his former name. The joke is the absurdly serious framing of a parrot’s learned speech as a sensitive deadnaming issue, paired with a close-up reaction image of a parrot.

• @eternalclassic / 6910 2022-01-16