Trupe, being a published writer, should know that "the pen is mighter than the sword." Knowning this, she should stop studying the organization of Ghandi's writings and start understanding that "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
What the heck is Richard talking about? I'll tell you. When referring to a generic, fictional writer, Trupe labels them as "she." I understand that as a sexist society, writers often say "he," but fighting fire with fire never reached any goal. There are many gender neutral terms Trupe could have used.
As for Trupe: she lost all hope for establishing ethos with me as her reader.
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Richard: We can all talk more about the politics of "gender-neutral language," but I was bothered by Trupe's choice here for a related reason: She switched back and forth between "he" and "she" within one paragraph (and practically within one sentence)--which simply creates confusion for the reader.
I will say that if you look back at it, she does try to alternate, so perhaps she's not being as biased as you might have perceived.
Even switching genders sentence after sentence doesn't remove the fact that there are still sexist connotations. A simple "they" or "the writer" resolves the entire issue.
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