On 09/11/2012 17:38, Thomas Dalton wrote:
What you're really doing there, though, is asking "How do you answer
the question "What is your gender?"?" which is logically equivalent to
just asking "What is your gender?".
Including enough options that everyone will fall into one of the boxes
(or at least "Other") is a good idea, but torturing the English
language in an attempt to appear politically correct doesn't actually
achieve anything!
With respect, it's simply not a case of merely appearing as politically
correct.
KTC
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