• presoak@lazysoci.al
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    1 month ago

    Because having words for describing a person’s body is useful in the medical profession.

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      1 month ago

      Except he/she aren’t words used to describe a person’s body, so what is your point?

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        1 month ago

        Sure it is. When referring to a man’s penis you would say “his penis”.

        On a related note, can you catch stupid over the Internet?

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          But if a woman has a penis then it’s her penis. Medically the penis is the important part, so you can still use “they” in a situation where you’d use “his/her”, both to be a smoother sentence and also to be inclusive of non-binary people.