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They can be and is used as a singular pronoun
A lot of people who laugh at they being used as a pronoun don’t seem to realize how often the word is already used to refer to a singular person in everyday conversation. But as soon someone asks to be call they, suddenly you think it’s unacceptable to use its singular meaning?
This trash compactor? I think they're just playing dumb.