NancyLebovitz comments on Defecting by Accident - A Flaw Common to Analytical People - Less Wrong
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You may be immune to male-as-default, but a lot of people aren't. I'm still trying not to have that reaction.
It's at least plausible that using "he" for people in general reinforces male-as-default.