He/him was used gender neutrally too in instruction manuals. That doesn’t mean he/him is a gender neutral term.
It doesn’t mean it’s right to use he/him as a gender neutral term. It doesn’t mean it’s right to refer to everyone as he/him. It means we’ve learned since then.
Just an example, do you now think he/him is a gender neutral term? By all means tell the world that you think he/him is a gender neutral term.
What’s easier to believe? He/him/dude are all gender neutral terms and your mum/wife/sister/best friend is a dude referred correctly to a he?
Or that they’re gendered terms used incorrectly as we historically have already done so.
I added a historical parallel “he/him” was claimed to be gender neutral. We’ve since learned. We can learn the lesson from the past and apply it forward, or not?
So I did add something, but the point is true, I can merely repeat it and add context.
He/him was used gender neutrally too in instruction manuals. That doesn’t mean he/him is a gender neutral term.
It doesn’t mean it’s right to use he/him as a gender neutral term. It doesn’t mean it’s right to refer to everyone as he/him. It means we’ve learned since then.
Just an example, do you now think he/him is a gender neutral term? By all means tell the world that you think he/him is a gender neutral term.
What’s easier to believe? He/him/dude are all gender neutral terms and your mum/wife/sister/best friend is a dude referred correctly to a he?
Or that they’re gendered terms used incorrectly as we historically have already done so.
Yes we got your point. Are you going to add anything or just repeat yourself?
I added a historical parallel “he/him” was claimed to be gender neutral. We’ve since learned. We can learn the lesson from the past and apply it forward, or not?
So I did add something, but the point is true, I can merely repeat it and add context.