Topic: We should adopt gender-neutral language
adopting gender-neutral language would be taking the political-correctness of society a step to far. gender and diversity are to be celebrated not ignored.
adopting gender-neutral language would prevent children from believing they can't do certain things.  for example a girl should be able to have aspirations to be president if she so chose.
as there are many genders out there today, not using  gender-neutral language excludes far more people than in the past.
because it would make it easier to learn another language
before promoting such changes, because we do not change our mind and make it neutral to exclusive thoughts, that would be worthy of the changes that come with the new times.
by adopting gender neutral language we can advance the cause of equality.
by adopting gender neutral language we can avoid embarrassing assumptions
by adopting gender-neutral language there will be more equality and nobody will feel offended or excluded
by adopting general-neutral language usage we send a clear message to children growing up that life is not segregated or determined by one's sex.
de-emphasizing gender in every day conversation will have long term benefits for humanity.
definitely yes, we must open space to new ways of thinking and living. these can not be developed widely, but we allow them to communicate in the terms that define them as a group.
even if people don't identify with the traditional language, they still fit into one of the 2 categories so we should not be complicating things further by adding third or fourth or even fifth choices
even simple nuances in our language like "police man" instead of "police officer" subtly infer that men are the default, we need to make changes to reverse this.
everybody in this country deserves to be treated equally.
gender characteristics are part of a person's identity, by using gender neutral language we invalidate those characteristics
Gender is an important part of a person's identity.
gender is no longer seen as binary by most of the world, gender neutral language means that everyone is included without causing offense or distress to anyone.
gender isn't something to be ashamed of.  by removing all references to gender, we make it seem wrong to be a man or woman.
Gender neutral has become the new norm and we should adapt our language skills to that.
Gender neutral is a fad and will be gone, we should keep the language skill set like it is.
gender neutral language annoys people.
Gender neutral language can be very confusing and simply serves to emphasize the difference between those who consider themselves binary and those who do not
gender neutral language can lead to identification of a persons gender, causing much confusion and should not be adopted.
gender neutral language causes confusion and is taking political correctness too far, by all means allow people to be referred to by their preferred gender but people are not 'neutral.'
Gender neutral language ensures nobody is discriminated against
gender neutral language ensures that assumptions are not made about people
gender neutral language helps be all inclusive of alternative lifestyles