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Why “he”?


Because "he" is grammatically correct when the gender is unknown.


Is it really? Also when the username contains „girl“ it may give a hint.



But I was noticing that the username was “filmgirl”.


Fair enough!


Well The Times They Are A-Changin'


singular they is preferred on Reddit but not here, learned hard way


My friend sold boats for over 10 years. He said women love going on boats, but he never saw a woman buy a boat in his life.

Women love apple products, but if you look at who is splurging on multiple high end apple computers with multiple monitors it's gotta be 95% male.


But I was noticing that the username was “filmgirl”.




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