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If you have a problem with me using the terms"she, her, ma'am, miss, etc." then that is your problem. The same with "he, him, sir, mister, etc." I would think it would be more derogatory to use "it" as a replacement for those terms. I do not believe in "non-binary" as a gender, so it will be up to you to correct me if I address you wrong. If I can't tell the difference in your gender, then that's also on you. If you are gay or whatever you wish to be categorized as and wish my respect, then what's up with the idiotic "Gay Pride" parades where folks parade around dressed silly and act silly? In my opinion, there should be a charge of "Fraud" whenever someone fills out an official document using the wrong gender (one other than they were born with). This is my opinion, and like something else, everyone has one. When I was a child, the "N" word was forbidden and a threat of being punished if I used the word. However, "negro" was proper and acceptable. Then we were told that we should use the word "black." Now, it's African-American. An Indian is a person from India and a native of America is an Indigenous. A coworker once described himself as an African-American and I responded that I was an Euro-American. He frowned at me as if I was making fun of him. Honestly, he was probably right, because it seemed it was perfectly acceptable for him to call me a "cracker." Although, I was not and still am not insulted by the term "cracker." I've also noticed that ALL newer TV programs and movies MUST have a mixed black and white family, or else must be gay. And even though a straight family is presumed to sleep together intimately, gays must be portrayed making out to prove that they are "gay." Call me a prude, but I do not feel that in order to make an entertaining program, there must be sex in it. The plot must be pretty weak if the show must have sex to keep the audiences attention. Once again, my opinion. Thank goodness I am old enough to get away with disregarding a lot of today's 'Progress."