# Re: \[PATCH 1/4\] Documentation: use singular they when appropriate

- From: Junio C Hamano \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-06-09 04:48:22 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/06/7891432

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Emily Shaffer [ref] writes:

> There is value in intentionally defaulting to "she/her", especially in
> settings where women are underrepresented. It can be a nice way to
> shake the foundations of unconscious bias in the reader's head.

Heh, I used to refer to a hypothethical user in my writing as a
female and a male on alternate days (Tuesdays and Thursdays were
male day).  It quickly got confusing when I had to compose my reply
on an even day to a response to my earlier message that was written
on an odd day, and I had to abandon the practice ;-)
```