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LOL That's good stimulation. It's good to say harmless things which set off alarm bells among their young and developing inside cranium connections. That's why i use upover, or some such, instead of downunder sometimes. Get an upside down world map for them.


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They would love it for their walls. Chuckle, would be fun to ask them to get their parents thoughts on it too. Trump would hate it, nearer the bottom.

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Top stuff. The fact we use he so much where she would do as well - like for God for one - is actually one example of institutional sexism.

"Son of a banana.
LOLOL I have teach the little ones that.....
I've been pushing "son of a beachball" for too long..
I also say "MOTHER FATHER" every once in awhile. "

Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?
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There are some questions on gender-neutral pronouns both here and on Writers.

User Christine Letts writes .. https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/2979/whats-the-modern-way-to-handle-gender-in-tech-writing/2980#2980; :

In academia, there is currently a movement toward using the feminine pronoun at all times.

I wonder why that is. I came across several examples on papers I read, but the only one I can remember at the moment is a book: Seth Godin's Linchpin. While some might not be comfortable labeling it as part of academia, it suits my point perfectly. Every time he refers to a person, he uses the feminine pronoun.

User Senseful .. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/48/gender-neutral-pronoun/801#801; .. writes the following, potentially identifying affirmative action as the precursor for this trend.

I remember reading somewhere that it was recommended to use the opposite of what most people stereotype the profession as. So, for example, when talking about a chiropractor, you would use "her", and when talking about a secretary, you would use "his".

So, where do you think this trend comes from?

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Where it came from philosophically is clear: from a desire to challenge stereotypes. Perhaps more interesting is where is it going — will it catch on?
As for "should be frowned on" — that's an aesthetic/political judgement. I can't see a basis for rendering an academic answer to that.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/28508/reason-for-the-current-trend-to-use-she-as-the-gender-neutral-pronoun

Didn't think of it back in June, but you must introduce woan to them too .. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=172578142 .