I didn&#x27;t think equality was a &#x27;feminist ideology&#x27;. Its just humanism. That original point is, using &#x27;her&#x27; to refer to a group of people, even men, seems odd. Its no less reasonable than using &#x27;him&#x27;. So there are good reasons to mix it up.<p>On a similar topic, I find it more amenable in an HN discussion to remove all references to &#x27;you&#x27; and &#x27;your&#x27;. Its adding nothing to the discussion, can feel like an attack, and distracts from the topic, to the people talking. Its close to Ad Hominem.