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The first time I saw this (using female pronouns for an unidentified person instead of "him/her" or "they") was in RMS's writings. So instead of using the inde
by jalgos_eminator 5y ago
The first time I saw this (using female pronouns for an unidentified person instead of "him/her" or "they") was in RMS's writings. So instead of using the indefinite/singular they, RMS would just say she/her. I thought it was an interesting way to hack language to break assumptions we have about gender, especially in technology.