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	iris 2004-06-15 04:53 am UTC (link)
	Sometimes I feel like I must be the only woman alive who isn't offended by the pronoun "he." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	crickets 2004-06-15 05:10 am UTC (link)
	You're not. Al the fapping about political correctness would be funny if the people involved weren't being so serious about it. Oh, wait... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	moonjaguar 2004-06-15 05:27 am UTC (link)
	Hell, I didn't even notice about the gender, all I could think was ermmm... LJ does this already by looking at the user info. Then again premshree is behind that damnable bandwidth-eating "most recent images" script that people were using for awhile. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	beccastareyes 2004-06-15 06:05 am UTC (link)
	I'm not. Well, except on the days when I hate all gendered third person pronouns, but that covers 'she' as well. And that usually is writing related, since I was stupid enough to create a language that had something like 8-10 third person singular pronouns. (Reply to this)(Parent)

lexin
2004-06-15 09:05 am UTC (link)

You're not. When I'm referring to fans and writing I do tend to default to she but people in general being called 'he' really doesn't bother me a bit. It's much better than some of the twirly constructions like 's/he' or 'he or she'.

I've always wondered if that means I should hand in my feminist card, but...no. A feminist is someone who wants and works for equality, not a complete dipshit who checked their brain in at the door when being admitted to the disco of life.

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	dae 2004-06-15 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	personally I like s/h/it as a contraction (Reply to this)(Parent)

	chash 2004-06-15 05:09 am UTC (link)
	Is it wrong that I'm more offended by "they" because it's plural where the word should be singular? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	smo 2004-06-15 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	No, I am too. [/anal English major] On the other hand, this language is seriously lacking in gender-neutral pronouns. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: chash 2004-06-15 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	It's true, and he/she sounds awkward. I usually use 'they' in speech just because I don't think about it quickly enough that I notice, but in writing, I tend to just pick one or the other and go with it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

yadda
2004-06-15 04:58 pm UTC (link)

I hate when people use "they" to avoid using "he." Dude, just use "she" if "he" bothers you that much. If it's not an academic paper no one will care as long as you're consistent. (Although it can be really amusing when people alternate between she and he. "If a person wants to to take option one she should go through door a. On the other hand, if she wants to take option two, he should go through door c.")

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	daijinryuu 2004-06-15 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	Clearly, Jordan Wood took door C. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	blue_linnet 2004-06-17 06:18 am UTC (link)
	dies ahahaha. I used to use 'they' a lot when I was younger and didn't want to specify the gender of the person I was dating or lusting after. It was wondrously entertaining to see who figured me out. I was an odd adolescent. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: chash 2004-06-15 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	If a person wants a gender neutral pronoun in place of "he" or "she," it should just use "it." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ashenmote 2004-06-15 05:36 am UTC (link)
	makes another mark in the fidelity_astro* tally sheet.* Looks like we have a stand up wankedian. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sepiamagpie 2004-06-15 05:47 am UTC (link)
	oh, has he shown up before? And your italics confused me for a moment. I thought you were quoting and I was like "oh dear, did I make a typo that looks like tally?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ashenmote 2004-06-15 05:58 am UTC (link)
	Sorry for italic confusion, then :) He wanked over the Calvin&Hobbes feed audience for not imparting new and useful information on him, only recently. And someone linked to some older wank with him in that thread. It was something about wolves. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sepiamagpie 2004-06-15 05:59 am UTC (link)
	Aha. I am slow like a slow thing. And ahh. Thank you. Busy little boy, he is. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nevadafighter 2004-06-15 07:58 am UTC (link)
	Boy, that fidelity_astro is NEVER wrong, is he? (Reply to this)

apoplexia
2004-06-15 09:12 am UTC (link)

"he" is the most proper way to do it as, in english, "he" doubles as both the masculine and neuter pronoun. and "they" doesn't work because it's plural. so like, proper grammar before political correctness, "dude."

Thanks for clearing that up, "dude"! I now see how it would be insane for anyone to suggest that it is possible to use they *koffstandardenglishusagesincebeforeShakespeare'stime* because it's a plural pronoun, but it makes perfect sense for the gendered pronoun "he" to function as a neuter pronoun! I get it!

If anyone disagrees, let him!

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