Non-binary singer Sam Smith mocked for using term 'fisherthem': 'What fresh linguistic hell is this?'

Singer Sam Smith confused Twitter users Tuesday for proclaiming he would like to be a "fisherthem," instead of a "fisherman." "I love fishing! Yes, I do! Yeah I'd love to be a fisherthem!" Smith said in an interview with the BBC.  "What? Like a fly fisherman?" the interviewer asked.  "I'd be any type of fisherthem," he responded. "I think I would like to - one day I'd just like to end my days fishing, like sitting on a bank." The interview quickly prompted reaction across social media with many users calling out Smith, who identifies as non-binary and used "they/them" pronouns.

"Sam Smith says he loves fishing and identifies as a FisherTHEM not a Fishermen but a Fisherthem," influencer and detransitoner Oli London tweeted.   "What fresh linguistic hell is this?" media personality David Vance tweeted.  "Sam Smith needs to shut up," tweeted Piers Morgan, host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" on Fox Nation.  "The saddest thing about this is the fact that nobody pulled Sam Smith up on "Fisherthem"....even though he was smiling wryly! THAT was the interesting bit! Fear of offence has stifled curiosity and caused mass conversational constipation.