I don't think you can say that a gendered word is not gendered in all contexts.
The recognition that "Guys" is gendered, means that "you guys" will read as gendered to people. And that it will be necessarily exclusionary if you don't identify that way.
It's worth noting that "you" is gender neutral and plural on its own. So it's hard for me to accept that adding a gendered word to a non-gendered one magically takes away the gendering.
Also, the only people I ever see complaining about having to change this are people who fall into the group that's definitely included in "you guys".
Me <- WASP from Northwest that adopted y'all later in life, because it's just fun to say, and completely unambiguous.
The recognition that "Guys" is gendered, means that "you guys" will read as gendered to people. And that it will be necessarily exclusionary if you don't identify that way. It's worth noting that "you" is gender neutral and plural on its own. So it's hard for me to accept that adding a gendered word to a non-gendered one magically takes away the gendering. Also, the only people I ever see complaining about having to change this are people who fall into the group that's definitely included in "you guys".
Me <- WASP from Northwest that adopted y'all later in life, because it's just fun to say, and completely unambiguous.