make sure you ask your trans/non binary friends what they do and don't like to be called ๐ it can mean a lot, if your unaware
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This is the same argument as people who think that "mailman" and "fireman" aren't gendered terms, and it's wrong for the same reason. A word doesn't become gender-neutral just because you say it is.
If you ask people to picture a "dude", what are they going to think of? A non-binary person? A woman? Or a man?
You used two words that specifically contain a gendered noun as your comparison to a word that is non-gendered.
My dude maybe just maybe take a step back and question why you keep trying to gender this word.