Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Avoid gender pronouns

From: Felipe Contreras <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:39:40 -0500

Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> Hi Felipe,
> 
> On 12/06/21 03.28, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > The latest solution looking for a problem [1] is to use the actively
> > debated among linguists singular "they" [2].
> > 
> > Leaving aside the linguistic intricacies that not all singular "they" are
> > equal [3], and the overwhelming sentiment that these kinds of political
> > discussions don't provide value for this community [4], the "issue" can
> > be easily solved by simply using different wording.
> > 
> >    - The reviewer herself
> >    + The reviewers themselves
> > 
> > Problem solved.
> 
> So this patchset avoids any gender pronouns by changing single subject 
> to many objects (plural), right?

That is just one example. A good writer like a good programmer uses
different tools for different situations.

Another tool used in this patchset is to make use of the passive voice:
she made a mistake -> a mistake was made. Another is singular "they"
(but used properly). And another is to just completely reword the
offending sentence.

Cheers.

-- 
Felipe Contreras