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Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by string on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:34PM (#26351797)
The name William has no commonly accepted or used meaning apart from as an identifier. I have no problem calling anyone by whatever identifier they choose, so long as they aren't asking me to apply an incorrect definition to that word.

The OED defines "guys" as a word used to refer to a group of people (male, female, or mixed). So if you ask me to not use a word because you refuse to accept its definition, that's very different to asking me to not use a word that is purely an identifier.

Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by katbyte on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:50PM (#26352417)
google: define guys -> https://imgur.com/a/g4jjFM8

The first definition of "guy" in most dictionaries is "A Man", including the oxford english dictionary so while common use is that guys is genderless consider maybe it's not as clear cut and dry as you would like? And there is a reason why it's becoming an issue (the women and non binary folk who don't like it finally feel like they can speak out against it?)

Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by maybe_ on Friday March 05, 2021 @01:11AM (#26353419)
And if you do a dictionary search for "You Guys" you get: "used in speech and informal writing to refer to or address two or more people"[1] which seems to imply that it is a gender neutral phrase, despite what the definition for "guys" is. Words can have wildly different definitions depending on the context in which they are used.

[1]https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/you%20guys

Re:Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted from eBay by string on Friday March 05, 2021 @04:50AM (#26354957)
I can't say I agree with your reasoning of why some people think this type of thing is an issue. Also, your screenshot—I’ll assume unintentionally—has the plural definition hidden.

google: define guys -> https://i.imgur.com/b6PJRsa.png

“people of either sex.”