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I heard of a movement to introduce hu/hum as in human, which makes sense, but really the idea of using "he" to be gender neutral doesn't bother me. Maybe it's because I'm a sexist, bourgeois pig?

Is hu pronounced hew?

"the idea of using "he" to be gender neutral doesn't bother me. Maybe it's because I'm a sexist"

Or perhaps you don't mind being subtly emasculated.

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