Love it when this happens. I don't get why people complain about it by arguing that references to sons is supposed to be a shorthand for all people. Even if that were true (which it's not, it's just a really shitty post-hoc excuse; oh yeah, sons is "symbolically" gender neutral, sure, funny how no one uses the word like that outside of national anthems that were coincidentally written before gender equality), the only thing the change does is make the "intended" meaning more explicit—you should be happy.
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Love it when this happens. I don't get why people complain about it by arguing that references to sons is supposed to be a shorthand for all people. Even if that were true (which it's not, it's just a really shitty post-hoc excuse; oh yeah, sons is "symbolically" gender neutral, sure, funny how no one uses the word like that outside of national anthems that were coincidentally written before gender equality), the only thing the change does is make the "intended" meaning more explicit—you should be happy.