life decision
i have just made a decision that i hope i adhere to for the rest of my academic career.
inspired by k. anthony appiah (i am reading his and amy gutmann’s <i>color conscious: the political morality of race</i> right now), i am now going to use feminine pronouns (she, her, hers) when talking about an abstract person in my writing. i will do this instead of using male pronouns (he, him, his). i thought about using gender-neutral terms (they, their, theirs) but going the feminist way is more fun.
