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Post by Tim Fox on Jul 24, 2023 15:35:58 GMT
Writers who use "him or his" exclusively often feel pressured to write an explanation as to why they chose those pronouns, and how these pronouns are inclusive of women and other genders...
The use of "their" satisfies current gender politics in a simple and subtle way without needing to directly address it, and getting straight to excellent gaming. I am in favor of leaving things as is.
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Post by Mjollnir on Jul 25, 2023 18:36:08 GMT
Writers who use "him or his" exclusively often feel pressured to write an explanation as to why they chose those pronouns, and how these pronouns are inclusive of women and other genders... The use of "their" satisfies current gender politics in a simple and subtle way without needing to directly address it, and getting straight to excellent gaming. I am in favor of leaving things as is. Satisfying current gender politics is the last thing I want to see in anything I voluntarily pay for.
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Post by Tim Fox on Jul 25, 2023 23:54:21 GMT
OK, I'll agree to disagree and leave it in the hands of the authors. The two views are something like this:
"Their" is either an inclusive pronoun word used by game designers today which needs no explanation, and satisfies current gender politics; or "their" is a cancel culture code word, or is not language used in old-school games (him or his) that Gunslinger is trying to emulate
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Post by Night Owl on Jul 26, 2023 16:17:03 GMT
OK, I'll agree to disagree and leave it in the hands of the authors. The two views are something like this: "Their" is either an inclusive pronoun word used by game designers today which needs no explanation, and satisfies current gender politics; or "their" is a cancel culture code word, or is not language used in old-school games (him or his) that Gunslinger is trying to emulate I take neither view. I try to use correct grammar, particularly with game rules, and their works sometimes but it is a plural and can be confusing when used as a singular. Also, good writing is not being repetitive so there are a variety of approaches: he or she in places, their when it is useful, or just use the specific name of a character or class. There is some attempt to emulate the feel of the genre in Gunslinger, but we didn't go all out, we just used period language here and there for a little spice. Let's avoid politics on this forum.
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