> I just think it's pointless to bring in gender into things where it's not relevant... And yet, when confronted with reasons why that's completely wrong, all

> I just think it's pointless to bring in gender into things where it's not relevant... And yet, when confronted with reasons why that's completely wrong, all of those reasons remain unaddressed. People are obviously interested in knowing the gender of a story's subject. That's why it's constantly mentioned in the news and also why there's a huge thread of people constantly talking about it...everywhere. > The individual has more power over their lives than just being robots dictated by biology. So, we by stripping them of their gender when talking about them we make the individual more human? That's completely illogical. Also - simply mentioning someone's gender in a news story is causing some individual's entire life to be dictated by their genitals? I don't buy it. If someone I knew felt that they're being turned into a robot because an article mentioned the gender of a person, I'd be concerned for their mental health. First, I'd just stop arguing with them though because it sounds like it would be a fruitless endeavor.