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Re:How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis by HideousKojima on Friday August 09, 2024 @10:22AM (#41202122)
"His" is entirely grammatically correct, even if he was speaking about teens in a general sense, both male and female.
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Re:How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis by kanbara on Friday August 09, 2024 @04:17PM (#41205071)
it may be grammatically correct, but it is still exclusionary.

i don't know why people fight so hard to just simply not include others

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Re:How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis by HideousKojima on Saturday August 10, 2024 @12:47AM (#41207377)
Not at all, it includes women too.
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Re:How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis by dleink on Monday August 12, 2024 @01:25PM (#41227014)
While not grammatically incorrect[0], it is stylistically incorrect, unless the writing style you're going for is "jerk".

[0] Major sources (MLA, CMos) have made nongendered pronouns suggested

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