actually, I think we're WINNING.

[lotesse]

So I was sure when I got a snotty email in my inbox, sent from one of my professors to the entire class, banging on about the use of "they" as a generic pronoun rather than "he," and calling the entire thing a grammatical error - the best part was when he lamented that soon the war would be "lost," and we wouldn't be able to enforce patriarchy on our own students - that if I was not the main target I was at least included. I'm the most vocal feminist in the class, certainly. And so I was sure that I'd be marked down, and I was sort of bracing myself to write letters and possibly contest the grade if that bit of sexist pedantry was my only sin - and then I opened my grades, and the bastard gave me an A. He never gives As! Sir, I'm confused.

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[amelia-petkova.livejournal.com]

Oh for the love of... *headdesk* Your professor needs to get over himself.

I had an older, male professor in undergrad who was strict about not using "they" as a singular but his reasons were entirely to do with grammar--his pov was use "he", "she", or "he and she" and just stick with it. I can't contribute any answers as to whether "they" is considered correct now, but yeah.