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well, I have trouble with it; but it's largely due to my being an OF, and set in my ways - I surely ain't no prescript.
in the past, here, I've suggested 1) not imputing gender bias where it quite possibly doesn't exist, 2) using he/she depending on the writer, in writing, or 3) using he/she depending on the listener, in speaking, or 4) alternating between he/she when the audience is mixed, 5) using "it" for all non-human transactions. (for the record, I really don't like the he/she construct; that truly is the cowards way out!)
all of these have been roundly ignored (at best) because, I hazard to guess, no one seems able to get beyond the gender bias she may perceive. ; )
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