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It's always so hard to read and understand when people start using them/they when referring to a single person. Please stop, it's okay to say him/her, nobody will die.
The reason I used they/them is because I wanted to remove as much identifiable information as possible.
The reason I will now continue to use them is because you complained about me using them.
You just made the world worse for yourself by expressing your opinion. What a silly goose you are.
I am going to tell my boss and they won’t be happy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49754930
Personally, I think I'll keep using a pronoun the way that worked for Chaucer, Shakespeare and Austen.
And you completely miss the point where it's much harder to comprehend what people are talking about. Had it said "he/him" it would have been 100% clear without a doubt immediately, and it would have insulted NOBODY.
Nobody was insulted by him/her since forever, now we can't use that anymore because somehow it's exclusionary, insulting or "assuming the obvious gender"
Why do you care so much what words people use? How did words hurt you? Can you show us on the doll?
My boss's favorite saying is to just make logical decisions.
I can't take him/her seriously because he/she is a Mormon and that's the least logical decision you can make.
The ramblings of an absolute madman. This is what they've been demanding your respect for.