| − | '''Gender-neutral''' terminology is used by [[politically correct]] [[Liberals]] in a ploy to to efface the natural differences between [[men]] and [[women]], sometimes with absurd effect. Thus, although in legal texts the word 'he' and 'his' have been used for centuries to apply to both sexes, [[PC warrior]]s insist on the cumbersome 'her or she', 'his or her' - or even worse, massacre the language by the inappropriate and ungrammatical use of 'they' and 'their'. They also try, on grounds of 'gender neutrality', to abolish as 'sexist' such venerable terms as policeman, fireman, postman, chairman, actress, waitress (and all terms with -ess suffix) and so on. | + | '''Gender-neutral''' terminology is used by [[politically correct]] [[liberals]] in a ploy to to efface the natural differences between [[men]] and [[women]]{{fact}}, sometimes with absurd effect. Thus, although in legal texts the word "he" and "his" have been used for centuries to apply to both sexes, political correctness advocates insist on the cumbersome "he or she', "his or her". Sometimes people mistakenly use of "they" and "their", despite the fact that this usage is grammatically incorrect. They also try, to abolish as "sexist" such terms as [[police]]man, [[fireman]], [[postman]], [[chairman]], [[actress]] and [[waitress]]. |