[mcphage]

I've got mixed feelings about this one. On one hand, I'm definitely fine with seeking to reduce uncomfortable terms in my speech. On the other, looking at how "guys" is used, it seems clear that it's in the process of becoming de-gendered. It isn't entirely, yet, but it's almost completely there. And in general, stepping into the path of language change seems a fool's errand; it's going to happen whether we want it to or not. So trying to force "guys" to stay gendered when it's in the process of changing seems like an exercise in futility. Similar to those people who reject "singular they" or "literally meaning figuratively". Those changes happened hundreds of years ago, yet there are still people trying to fight those fights. "de-gendered guys" at least is still in progress, so I'll give it that—but I'm pretty sure that the outcome is not in doubt.