Adding to that, the opposition to using “they/them” pronouns seems ridiculous too. There are entire countries where using singular pronouns while talking to/about someone is considered extremely offensive and referring to individuals by using plural pronouns is the norm.
If billions of people can manage without getting confused about whether or not you’re talking about an individual or group of people, I’m sure that even the English speakers who are opposed to this because of the “confusion” it causes can do it with very little effort - especially since third person gender neutral pronouns are already a thing in English!
Hell,l it’s even the norm in US English. People use “they/them” instead of “he” or “she” all of the time depending on the context. And nobody bats a fucking eye.
Adding to that, the opposition to using “they/them” pronouns seems ridiculous too. There are entire countries where using singular pronouns while talking to/about someone is considered extremely offensive and referring to individuals by using plural pronouns is the norm.
If billions of people can manage without getting confused about whether or not you’re talking about an individual or group of people, I’m sure that even the English speakers who are opposed to this because of the “confusion” it causes can do it with very little effort - especially since third person gender neutral pronouns are already a thing in English!
Hell,l it’s even the norm in US English. People use “they/them” instead of “he” or “she” all of the time depending on the context. And nobody bats a fucking eye.