Editing Gender neutrality in English (section)

=== Opposition ===
Various criticisms have been leveled against the use of gender-neutral language, most focusing on specific usages, such as the use of "human" instead of "man" and "they" instead of "he". Opponents argue that the use of any other forms of language other than gender-specific language could "lead one into using awkward or grating constructions" or neologisms that are so ugly as to be "abominations".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Jack |title=Guide to Grammar and Style |url=http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/index.html |work=rutgers.edu |access-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707185851/http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/index.html |archive-date=July 7, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Opponents of gender-neutral language often argue that its proponents are impinging on the right of free expression and promoting censorship, as well as being overly accommodating to the sensitivities of a minority.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.one-eternal-day.com/2009/08/world-safe-from-male-pronouns.html |title=One Eternal Day: A world safe from male pronouns |newspaper=One-eternal-day.com |date=August 4, 2009  |author=Louis Markos |access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> A few commentators do not disagree with the usage of gender-neutral language, but they do question the effectiveness of gender-neutral language in overcoming [[sexism]].<ref name="Mills 1995"/><ref name="pauwels">{{cite book|chapter = Linguistic Sexism and Feminist Linguistic Activism|last = Pauwels|first = Anne|date = 2003|title = The Handbook and Language of Gender|pages = 550–570|doi = 10.1002/9780470756942.ch24|isbn = 9780470756942}}</ref>