Have you ever refrained from giving an answer a thumbs up that you otherwise would have...

Question

...because it uses "he" as the generic pronoun?

Answer 1

No I haven't.

I thumb up if it's good, regardless of pronouns, personal opinion of the user, feminist/non-feminist, etc. If it's good, it's up. If it's bad, it's down. If it tries to make a good point but messes grammar up, I do nothing other than answer the question myself and make it clear to the asker what that answerer had to say, as well as make my views known.

Answer 2

No. That's ridiculous.

Answer 3

No, but I must admit I often associate the use of 'he' as a generic pronoun with a lack of education on the part of the writer.

  

Answer 4

It annoys me when people do that, but not that much.

Answer 5

No, and I think it's ridiculous that people get upset over pronouns.  

Answer 6

No, I can't say that I have.

In standard English usage as I was taught, that's supposed to be the pronoun you use in the singular if you're not referring to a specific individual (as in someone of unknown/unclear gender).  "They" is really a plural pronoun, so your only correct option would be "he/she" or something along those lines.  I can't blame someone for saving a few keystrokes and simply typing "he", as that's what most people have been taught to do in such a case.

Answer 7

I might refrain from giving a thumbs up for people using a word like "womyn" in thier answer

Answer 8

No, I am not a sexist.

If I like the answer(no matter who writes it) I will give it a thumbs up. I have even given Tracey a few thumbs up!

:)

Answer 9

I get thumbs down because I'm always right.

P.S. Mudkip is my favorite feminist.

She's always polite - you older broads can learn a thing or 2 from her.

Edit: You're welcome, Mudkip. I recognize the obnoxiousness of my answer and I don't expect you to choose it. No hard feelings. :)

Answer 10

I would think that "he's" probably just a little insensitive to the politics surrounding pronouns and I would give "him" a thumbs down if the rest of "his" answer reflected that "he's" not educated on gender politics, but if "he" generally makes a good contribution with "his" answer, then I wouldn't give "him" a thumbs down just for that fact, especially since most people wouldn't even know why I gave "him" a thumbs down in the first place.

Interesting question.