This is a really interesting situation. I can be gender neutral in English but not in Portuguese.
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel
What are singular pronouns in Portuguese? We have he / she / it, but many people use "they" as a "singular person of unspecified gender".
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Replying to @randyhoyt
The equivalent to he/she, but not it. Everything is assigned a gender in portuguese (and most Latin-based languages as well).
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Replying to @gamesbymanuel @randyhoyt
Gendered language in Romance-speaking countries gets very confusing. "Why is a bridge male here and female there?"
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Replying to @DanielSolis @randyhoyt
It's not even logical. Take vehicles, for example: Car: male Van: female Bus: male Bike: female Boat: male Plane: male Train: male
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They can also be both at the same time! A skate: male A skateboard: female Due to the emphasis on the board, which is female.
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