Isle of Westland wrote:Page wrote:EVERYONE was using the singular they/them to describe a person of indeterminate gender long before the concept of non-binary entered the mainstream.
You're walking down the street and you see a backpack on the ground. What do you say? "Someone dropped their backpack. I'd like to return it to them but I don't have time to look for them, but hopefully they come back for it."
Fucking no one ever said "somebody dropped his or her backpack."
So reactionaries have no excuse. You were using it to begin with so if you refuse to use it now you're just being a dick.
Hilarious but alas, a complete strawman.
See how your post ends at where you said 'strawman'? That's not how that is meant to work. It's not a flag you throw on a play and you get the point. It is meant as a guide to arguments that are inherently flawed. By knowing these common mistakes it's easy to dispute arguments using them. It however is not as easy as saying "strawman", you have to actually demonstrate the flaw in the argument, not give it a name and think you nailed it.