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Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis
Posted By: wintermute, on host 195.153.64.90
Date: Monday, October 8, 2001, at 01:14:02
In Reply To: Re: Disney, "he," and Femi-nazis posted by Minamoon on Saturday, October 6, 2001, at 14:49:11:

> > Way to get around this: At the start, put something like "Unless stated, where 'he' is used, it should be taken to mean 'he or she'. This is not intended to convey in any way, shape or form that the female gender is inferior to the male gender."
>
> I think what bugs me is that I shouldn't have to use a disclaimer to justify my proper grammar. Everyone should already *know* that "he" is the neuter pronoun.
>
> ~Mina "don't they teach these things anymore?" moon

You could always use "it" as a neuter pronoun. I don't imagine too many people would be upset.

winter"Sounds like a good idea to me"mute

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