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I'm writing a story with sex/genderless characters, should I just call them by a gender either way or is their an alternative?

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Jaimie  JT Profile
Jaimie JT answered

If they're genderless you can't call them by a gender cos that wouldn't make any sense... I have no idea what the alternative is though ... Unsexed , maybe.

John McCann Profile
John McCann answered

If you are writing a story for a very small niche market then use the appropriate pronouns.

If your story is for general audiences and you have no agenda many of your general audience will be either confused or resistant to a very small, though loud, SJW agenda.

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Jaimie  JT
Jaimie JT commented
Well then .... It's a good thing us scientifical types have cold blood or I'd be devestated and crying into a bucket of ice cream right now .... I'm doing mathy stuff Instead :)
John McCann
John McCann commented
Good idea. I will do some differential equations ( just for fun ) in the hope I can forget this heartbreaking night!!
Jaimie  JT
Jaimie JT commented
I'm so involved in my mathematical stuff that I don't have time to respond .... Just fake that I didn't respond , cos I said so ;p
Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

The alternative to he or she is "it". The trouble with using "it" is that it will depersonalise your characters and your readers may identify with them.

Michael Poland Profile
Michael Poland answered

Unless this is a story portraying the future,

remember this is the twentieth century so

your audience can relate. However your right,

in the future there are no more genders. Humans

lose the ability to procreate by them selves.

Goaty McSheepson Profile

If your characters are genderless, they are genderless. Maybe use pronoun "they", call characters by their names and have some kind of explanation (if you think it is needed) separate from the story like some kind of prologue or epilogue?

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David Johnson answered

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