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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by sopp on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:19PM (#25627319)
It seems like its still safe to refer to someone of gender unknown as "they/them". It actually normalises the use of those pronouns which makes it simpler for people iddntifying as non-binary too.
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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by OJFord on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:24AM (#25629950)
I don't mean that it's unsafe, just that it's somehow become controversial or at least less usual, people laboriously writing 'he or she' where I'm sure they wouldn't have ten years ago; 'they' isn't a modern invention it was always fine, and I suppose for the modern world is more inclusive than 'he or she' anyway!
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