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in the plural or non-countable, such as this case, "guy" is ungendered
by nqzero 6y ago
in the plural or non-countable, such as this case, "guy" is ungendered
- inimino 6y ago"The one guy" is literally the opposite of uncountable. Guys, this doesn't have to be so hard. Just check the authorship before commenting about the author! If you get it wrong and someone points it out, say "oops, I should have checked" and it's over.
- beervirus 6y ago> Guys, this doesn't have to be so hard. Please don’t assume our gender when preaching to us about inclusive language.
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- jessaustin 6y agoIME, gals aren't making these mistakes, and also aren't doubling down when called on them.
- reaperducer 6y agoIME, gals aren't making these mistakes Then you have limited E.
- jsolson 6y agoI debated calling this out and decided against because I knew you all would do it for me. This, right here, is precisely why this issue is important. We have gendered pronouns that are so ingrained we try to pretend they're not gendered. "All" is a _shorter_ and more inclusive substitute for "guys". If you think this isn't important, just replace every occurance of "guys" that you see with "gals". If you're cool with that, good on you, but if you think for one second "oh don't say gals that might piss someone off" then, well, there's the kicker.
- inimino 6y agoI thought using "guys" in a conversation about the use of the word "guys" would be obvious enough to register as tongue-in-cheek. But y'all went and proved me wrong!
- reaperducer 6y agoExactly. For example, the phrase "bad guy" could apply to a man or a woman. You can't just change that to "bad girl" and keep the meaning. "Bad girl" means something else entirely.