Re: [PATCH 0/4] Use singular "they" when appropriate

From: Phillip Susi <phill@thesusis.net>
Date: Jun 12, 2021, 14:19 UTC
Message-ID: <87tum3p3km.fsf@vps.thesusis.net>
In-Reply-To: <3fcda131-1e59-341d-d4fa-473f203d5f9d@gmail.com>

Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> writes:

> As an alternative while still keeping singular constructs, why don't
> we use gender neutral pronoun "it"?

Because "it" refers to a thing, not a person.  It is dehumanizing.

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