Originally Posted by
FredBiscuits
Anyone who says that using They singular is a linguistic imposition is being a little disingenuous, in my opinion. Most people use it a lot, either when the gender is unknown to you, or the gender doesn't exist.
"I just got a notification from the driver, and they are on their way"
"This mad house needs a new manager, and they will have their work cut out for them"
Just keep that up.
There is definitely one way it can be confusing, but it is in a very limited circumstance when you have no way of telling who the "they" is because you are speaking about a subject where they could refer to a singular or a plural.
"That non-binary kid is struggling in school, and we have a meeting with the board next week. They don't know to resolve the issue"
But you soon get over the tiny imposition that puts on you as the speaker, once in a blue moon when something like that comes up, and after like 10 minutes it becomes second nature to refer to someone how they would like to be referred to.
Anyway, Burke is a bellend, who thinks he is on a holy crusade, when in fact him and is family are a joke.