Indeed, that is the biggest problem with trying to use gender-neutral pronouns. You'll probably be perceived as either someone who is overly cautious about offe

Indeed, that is the biggest problem with trying to use gender-neutral pronouns. You'll probably be perceived as either someone who is overly cautious about offending someone, or a gender studies academic or something similar to that. Not that there's anything wrong with the latter, but you can't have words being associated with certain "types" if you want to achieve general colloquial adoption.