Totally! That's awesome - it's still not grammatically correct (at least according to my English / literature background and English teacher training, which I acknowledge is certainly not 100% accurate). It is just something that bugs me - I don't think people should stop using it. Just when I hear it I cringe.

Well, the reason it's an error is because the numbers don't match up. A plural pronoun to refer to a singular noun doesn't make sense. But as I said, I think it's clearly more important to have a gender neutral pronoun - which is why we made one (which is also why language is cool). It also doesn't actually get in the…

That's technically grammatically incorrect, so maybe enough English teachers complained? It's a pet peeve of mine normally, but using they/their is a pretty good option.

Using "they" as a singular pronouns is one of those grammatical errors that drives me up a wall - inexplicably so! I don't have a problem with most grammar errors, but I want to punch Facebook everytime I see this. Please someone help me!

It's powerful when women and other groups that don't directly benefit from the state of the current justice (or any kind of) system use advances in technology, media, or other alternative methods to get justice. It teaches others not to be quiet when the status quo doesn't prioritize justice for you and/or for the…

This is a dope af story and he really nailed why it's important to immerse ourselves in voices and platforms we wouldn't normally relate to - he learned about diversity and appreciating the perspectives of others through hearing the voices of others, instead of just hearing about people different from him. Plus, he…

Just like that! Seems you've really understood the point of this project and the point of the article. Well done!

The sense of being oppressed is strong in this one. I wish I were still an English teacher so I could use your comment as an example of irony. Eh, I'll hold on to it anyway, just in case - thanks!

I always determine who deserves to be people and who doesn't by whom I hypothetically deign to entertain in hyperboles.

Despite what has happened to you, you are still a man. You'll never understand how it feels for a woman to be under the threat of rape all the time, because you're not a woman and the threat of rape against women doesn't exist for you.

But this is where your perspective as a man is limited (I'm not saying you're wrong; everyone has perspective limitations influenced by our identities). For some men, it's easy to see this threat as just words. But women build many daily actions in our lives around the likelihood of being raped and preventing it from…

Also, I think in this context, she's not allowed to react the way the judge did. If she had, she would have been criticized for being a whiny b-word, not able to hold her own, etc. If she had just hit him back with the lyrics, it would have sent the message, as you say, that his words were just word - not a horrific…

Maybe, but I think fortheloveofbeets had a great point here.

Maybe, but I think fortheloveofbeets had a great point here.

WELL SAID.

This is also the oldest argument in the book for keeping women and other underrepresented groups on the outside. Sexual assault in the military: "Well, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" instead of "Wow, let's examine the way we teach young people to hear the word no and respond appropriately," (for…

Well, if we don't blame the victim, whom else are we going to shift responsibility to so we as a society don't have to do any self-reflection and analysis to solve a social and criminal epidemic about the way we view women???

You would have accepted a woman for a woman? Sweet (tread liiiightly :)

Ohhh you clearly don't understand what women are for! That's the root of your frustration. You see, we're here to be ornaments and have sex with. So it really doesn't make sense for them to be a fake job that doesn't explicit remind men they should want to fuck them. Hope that cleared it up.

Yes - their purpose is to be ornamental. Woo hoo! Pretty objects!