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When working as a sub-editor, the use of 'they' really solves a political problem for me that can't be addressed any other way. That said, it is massively misus
by Hard_Space 7y ago
When working as a sub-editor, the use of 'they' really solves a political problem for me that can't be addressed any other way. That said, it is massively misused in the source article, since the player is clearly either female or determined to identify as female - which also solves the problem.
- genmon 7y agoWell there are two entities: the character and the player. The character is female, but a player doesn't need to identify as female to have a female character. Since the article is about the player more generally (the article discusses the player in other games), and the player prefers not to be gendered, I think "they" is appropriate here.