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>Why would the author refer the themself in the female? It's a thing that has become more popular to get away from assumptions that one sex or another is predo
by salawat 5y ago
>Why would the author refer the themself in the female?
It's a thing that has become more popular to get away from assumptions that one sex or another is predominantly associated with some manner of activity. I've noticed it in several different authors writings. Or it could be that that by 'she', the author is referring to their aircraft, which I believe traditionally is considered a "she" just as a ship or boat is.
- dotancohen 5y agoYes, I agree in principal any hypothetical character in a narrative should be just as likely to be "she" as "he", but in this case the author specifically mentions his own personal aircraft. Maybe this was an attempt at such (justified) political correctness but being sloppy about where it was applied.