Re: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woods?

[Beth Westbrook <dew -at- austin -dot- rr -dot- com>]

On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:41:03 -0500, "Sean Brierley" <sbri -at- haestad -dot- com>
wrote:

>You alternated between "he" and "she" in a bulleted list. Cool. How
>about "he," "she," and "it" and throw in gender-neutral pastels here and
>there to spice things up. LOL!

Sean, there is absolutely nothing funny about calling a person "it."
That is one of the most offensive things you could say to some people.
I find the very suggestion of it appalling.


-Beth Westbrook

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