On "Pets" and "Its"
Animal Person
MARCH 18, 2010
When referring to cats, dogs and horses of unknown sex, the children would randomly assign sex, with the conventionally "prettier" animals being called "she." We need language that doesn't support a divide between "pet" animals and everyone else. Meanwhile, the lizard has a male name so you'd think he'd be called "he."
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