Why is it sexist, surely it is linguistic gender and has nothing to do with biological sex? Of course, you can use "it", your choice. Mind you I find the forc

Why is it sexist, surely it is linguistic gender and has nothing to do with biological sex? Of course, you can use "it", your choice. Mind you I find the forced overlaying of sex onto language absurd, my late mother was chairman of many committees and always complained when people started calling her "chair"; I agree.