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Regarding singular they
Hi there! Welcome to Wikipedia! You are mistaken in prescribing that using they to refer to singular individuals is “grammatically incorrect”, at least by Wikipedia's standards. Languages are constantly evolving and changing, and in recent decades, the singular they has become accepted as the de facto gender-neutral pronoun in modern English. Its usage dates back to the 14th century, including seminal English works such as Hamlet.

English grammar is not formally set in stone, so as our usage of the language changes, so too do the rules. Many English style guides and language teachers still recommend avoiding singular they, or prefer (awkward, IMO) alternatives like he or she or the awkward (s)he, but Wikipedia's manual of style (based on community consensus) currently recommends using gender neutral pronouns.

Because this guideline is a result of broad community consensus (not likely to change), Talk:Demi Lovato is not an appropriate place to argue or attempt to change it. It appears another editor removed your comment there for this reason. Notably, there are some individuals, such as the Public Universal Friend, whom Wikipedia refers to exclusively by name. However, this is not the case for Demi Lovato, or any other person with they as their preferred pronoun.

Hope this explanation helps! Best wishes, RoxySaunders (talk · contribs) 20:02, 24 May 2021 (UTC)