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You're missing the point too. Language is an important part of human perception, conscious and unconscious. The words you use shape reality, and using a pronoun
by drivebyacct2 14y ago
You're missing the point too. Language is an important part of human perception, conscious and unconscious. The words you use shape reality, and using a pronoun that is specifically not gender neutral in a context has an effect, subtle or not. I'm not sure how else to convey this thought except to ask you to do some research into how language affects perception, particularly when it comes to social inequality. It's a well studied and well documented arena of sociology