The problem with that argument is that sexism is subjective and it is up to those being discriminated against to decide what is a discriminatory act, not the pe

The problem with that argument is that sexism is subjective and it is up to those being discriminated against to decide what is a discriminatory act, not the perpetrators. There is no deliberate misinterpretation. The fact that there are so many women who find our default use of male gender in English discriminatory is proof of discrimination - whether deliberate or not. You can't just wave it away as "nonsense". It is such a simple thing to change - and it hurts no-one to do it. Why wouldn't we just do it if only to make those people happy?