I also agree with T-Rex. I don't buy into the whole theory that gender neutrality in language will lead to more gender equality (Chinese patriarchal society and female infanticide debunks this pretty well I think), but I enjoy using they as a third person singular just as a matter of convenience.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Dinosaur, post 1.
I also agree with T-Rex. I don't buy into the whole theory that gender neutrality in language will lead to more gender equality (Chinese patriarchal society and female infanticide debunks this pretty well I think), but I enjoy using they as a third person singular just as a matter of convenience.
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Awwr Dinosaur comics!!!
Yeah, I'm with you on the ridiculousness of gender neutral pronouns etc. Ewww... For GSA I thought about trying to learn al the xe and hir crap, but realized it was bullshit.
From a historical perspective, genders in language are really interesting--in french there are all sorts of culturally significant things hidden the gender of words (victim is always feminine even if the victim is male).
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