Re: This is he or this is him?

the inimitable Tamakazura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 02 Nov 2003: 

> CyberCypher wrote:
> 
>>>I've heard people say, "This is she," very often.  Is it a woman
>>>thing? 
>> 
>> 
>> Usually. Some male homosexuals and transvestites have been known
>> to use "This is she".
>> 
>> 
>>>  Men don't say, "This is he,"?
>> 
>> 
>> Very few. They generally say "Speaking" or "This is Jose". 
>> 
>> Even though there's not case in Japanese or Chinese, both
>> languages use the same construction:
>> 
>>          Watashi desu.
>>      Wo shi.
> 
> In Japanese, "watashi desu" can be used by both men and women. 
> Isn't it nice?

Yes, that is nice. No problem with the stupidity of allegedly sexist 
pronouns, except, of course, for "kare" and "kanojo". In Chinese, it's 
"ta" for "he", "she", and "it", but the kanji give away the gender.