Steve Shaw: '...but now you want to do away with their pronouns.'

I think this comment is the best thing I've read for a long time. Bravo Steve.

There are all sorts of women (as SRS says) and we've struggled for decades to gain some equality and recognition from men as fellow-humans worthy of the same respect. It isn't finished yet by any means.

Women should be able to lead/contribute on an equal footing with men.
Any post available should be filled by the best candidate regardless of sex.
Women in positions of responsibility/power should not have their sex chucked at them when folk disagree with their policies.

Sometimes, instead of feeling very pleased that the world has changed and moved forward, certain remarks and comments make me despair that we'll ever reach the Promised Land of fairness and equality. There's always the odd dinosaur who is still living in Victorian times!