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But OP is right that there is no need to change from he to they - why should it?
by chinathrow 5y ago
But OP is right that there is no need to change from he to they - why should it?
- genewitch 5y agoIs the gender of the hiker important? They can be plural, and so, the hiker should have been referenced in reference to their phone, rather than how they ignored the calls.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoIs them being a hiker important? Is the fact that it was rescuers calling important? If we go this way too far, then the story could be summarized as "A person ignored calls from unknown numbers".
- genewitch 5y ago"Alone" coming soon, starring lou diamond phillips, rated R
- bawolff 5y agoThis is silly. Certain parts of the headline are key to the story. Its the exact same story regardless of gender. Its a very different story if the person is not a hiker.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoIt is, but I get to be silly when the submission title got editorialized without sufficient justification. HN guidelines ask to stay true to source title, with exception of clickbait and very uninformative titles.
- bawolff 5y agoI don't get it, you're intentionally making a straw man argument against yourself?