gender neutral PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Two out of four are clearly gender neutral. Hero could be male or female but honestly, male comes to mind first and I have to translate.
@Theodore: hmm good point. Nah, I'll stick to swashbuckling.
@TVDinner: or MAYBE I've SAVED Slog. Did you consider THAT? (Also it's pretty cool to wake up in the morning and be told you've ruined Slog. Thanks! Squee!)
Some of those terms are kind of male-oriented, so that would be even more fun ...
GENDER NEUTRAL.
"SLOG charity case all-star"
2.) I've been off Slog all day. What the hell happened? What have I done?
Seen as a hero by Americans, that is.
Personally, I still think "Awesome Person" is best, but we have to change with the times, I suppose.
By the way, if "hero" and "master and commander" are not seen as gender neutral, the fault lies with the reader, not the text.
@TVDinner: or MAYBE I've SAVED Slog. Did you consider THAT? (Also it's pretty cool to wake up in the morning and be told you've ruined Slog. Thanks! Squee!)