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You're assuming
You're quoting selectively. I said "If not meant generically, I think it's good to remind people of their own assumptions."
You're making public a thing which was hitherto private. That is for you.
Um, yes. It is for me, and I did it.
It would not be acceptable for somebody who knew you privately to presume to reveal your gender by using feminine pronouns on here if they were not already certain that you wanted that information shared publicly, just as it is not acceptable for people who know your real name to address you by it in place of your user name.
No argument from me there.
Out of interest, do you use "he/his" generically in day-to-day conversation?
hoefla-
do you use "he/his" generically in day-to-day conversation?
Yes, when the subject is not of an identified gender. In practice, that is usually limited to discussion of Everyman, or of a holder of a position or office. Each time somebody says "An Englishman's home is his castle", he is doing the same, unless he is a complete knob who doesn't think women should be able to own property.
gbj_tester
You're assuming that people using masculine pronouns are making assumptions.
You're making public a thing which was hitherto private. That is for you. It would not be acceptable for somebody who knew you privately to presume to reveal your gender by using feminine pronouns on here if they were not already certain that you wanted that information shared publicly, just as it is not acceptable for people who know your real name to address you by it in place of your user name.