That's how some languages work. In Italian if something doesn't have a gender or is a mixed group is referred to as male.
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In other languages is the opposite (can't think of an example right now).
The funny thing is when politicians overcorrect and make female forms out of genderless forms in Spanish
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Spanish is heavily gendered, not completely. They seem to have trouble not seeing neutral words (e.g. judge "juez") as male for some reason.
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People, embrace the chances you have to stop caring about gender already.
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