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Revised Poll - Pronoun Usage in D&D

Thread starter shadow
Start date Dec 8, 2013

How should pronouns be handled in RPG manuals?

Use masculine pronouns generically.
Votes: 17 43.6%
Both masculine and feminine pronouns together ('he or she', 'his or her', 'him or her').
Votes: 2 5.1%
Alternating masculine and feminine pronouns (Please explain how they should alternate.)
Votes: 17 43.6%
Use 'they as a generic pronoun
Votes: 3 7.7%
Avoid the use of pronouns altogether.
Votes: 0 0.0%
Something else (please explain below).
Votes: 0 0.0%

Evenglare

Adventurer

Dec 11, 2013

I like the idea of using the authors gender. To be politically correct for politically correct's sake is annoying. If you are a female and want to write an RPG and use the word "she" go right ahead. If you are a guy who only wants to use the word "HE" go right ahead. If you don't like what the other person is doing (ie a female complaining about the fact that the male is using the word he) simply write your own book. Problem solved.