# Please stop using singular they for posters who have an established gender **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 29, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306 "2023-12-29T10:11:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 316
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306/316 "2023-12-31T16:37:08Z")
**Moderator Warning** > [@Bob\_Blaylock](#): > > Why should that be a problem? As a matter of undeniable, immutable scientific fact, a _“trans woman”_ is a man, and not, in any rational sense, any kind of woman. We realize that gender issues can be controversial. However, as was already posted upthread, our admin has very clearly stated that if you don’t agree with the board’s position on this issue, keep your opinion to yourself. The comment quoted here, along with several others in this thread, have very clearly violated this rule. This is an official warning for transphobic comments and hate speech. We will also be discussing your posting privileges here. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306)._