Feminism. A new trend among writers is to replace ALL generic masculine pronouns to feminine pronouns.
As in, A student must study hard if she is to get good grades.
I support this trend, though I make sure to intentionally sneak a masculine pronoun in every now and then. However…
An interesting consequence?
In my bar materials, all the unnamed criminals are female. As in, A stabs B. What defenses are available to her?
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