diff --git a/src/Tokstyle/Linter.hs b/src/Tokstyle/Linter.hs
index a8ddef6..0483f6c 100644
--- a/src/Tokstyle/Linter.hs
+++ b/src/Tokstyle/Linter.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.CallbackNames     as CallbackNames
 import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.Callgraph         as Callgraph
 import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.CallocArgs        as CallocArgs
 import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.CallocType        as CallocType
+import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.Comments          as Comments
 import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.CompoundInit      as CompoundInit
 import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.Constness         as Constness
 import qualified Tokstyle.Linter.EnumNames         as EnumNames
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ localLinters =
     , ("callback-names"     , CallbackNames.analyse    )
     , ("calloc-args"        , CallocArgs.analyse       )
     , ("calloc-type"        , CallocType.analyse       )
+    , ("comments"           , Comments.analyse         )
     , ("compound-init"      , CompoundInit.analyse     )
     , ("constness"          , Constness.analyse        )
     , ("enum-names"         , EnumNames.analyse        )
diff --git a/src/Tokstyle/Linter/Comments.hs b/src/Tokstyle/Linter/Comments.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8e43b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tokstyle/Linter/Comments.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE Strict            #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StrictData        #-}
+module Tokstyle.Linter.Comments (analyse) where
+
+import           Control.Monad               (when)
+import           Control.Monad.State.Strict  (State)
+import qualified Control.Monad.State.Strict  as State
+import           Data.Fix                    (Fix (..))
+import           Data.Text                   (Text)
+import           Language.Cimple             (Lexeme (..), Node, CommentF (..), NodeF (..), lexemeText)
+import           Language.Cimple.Diagnostics (Diagnostics, warn)
+import           Language.Cimple.TraverseAst (AstActions, astActions, doComment, doNode,
+                                              traverseAst)
+
+
+isGendered :: Text -> Bool
+isGendered = (`elem`
+    [ "she"
+    , "her"
+    , "herself"
+    , "he"
+    , "him"
+    , "his"
+    , "himself"
+    ])
+
+checkCommentLexeme :: FilePath -> Lexeme Text -> Diagnostics ()
+checkCommentLexeme file w =
+    when (isGendered $ lexemeText w) $
+        warn file w $ "inappropriately gendered pronoun: " <> lexemeText w
+
+linter :: AstActions (State [Text]) Text
+linter = astActions
+    { doComment = \file comment act ->
+        case unFix comment of
+            DocWord w -> checkCommentLexeme file w
+            _ -> act
+    , doNode = \file node act ->
+        case unFix node of
+            Comment _ _ ws _ -> mapM_ (checkCommentLexeme file) ws
+            _ -> act
+            
+    }
+
+analyse :: (FilePath, [Node (Lexeme Text)]) -> [Text]
+analyse = reverse . flip State.execState [] . traverseAst linter
diff --git a/test/Tokstyle/Linter/CommentsSpec.hs b/test/Tokstyle/Linter/CommentsSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..def09f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Tokstyle/Linter/CommentsSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+module Tokstyle.Linter.CommentsSpec where
+
+import           Test.Hspec          (Spec, it, shouldBe)
+
+import           Tokstyle.Linter     (allWarnings, analyse)
+import           Tokstyle.LinterSpec (mustParse)
+
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+    it "rejects gendered pronouns in plain comments" $ do
+        ast <- mustParse
+            [ "/* This is the peer himself. */"
+            ]
+        analyse allWarnings ("test.c", ast)
+            `shouldBe`
+            [ "test.c:1: inappropriately gendered pronoun: himself [-Wcomments]"
+            ]
+    it "rejects gendered pronouns in doxygen comments" $ do
+        ast <- mustParse
+            [ "/** @brief Checks peer goodness."
+            , " *"
+            , " * Checks a peer to see if she is good."
+            , " */"
+            ]
+        analyse allWarnings ("test.c", ast)
+            `shouldBe`
+            [ "test.c:3: inappropriately gendered pronoun: she [-Wcomments]"
+            ]
+    it "accepts gendered pronouns in code" $ do
+        ast <- mustParse
+            [ "void f(int ge, int he) { return; }"
+            ]
+        analyse allWarnings ("test.c", ast) `shouldBe` []
diff --git a/tokstyle.cabal b/tokstyle.cabal
index a48f9a0..53f766c 100644
--- a/tokstyle.cabal
+++ b/tokstyle.cabal
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ library
     , Tokstyle.Linter.Callgraph
     , Tokstyle.Linter.CallocArgs
     , Tokstyle.Linter.CallocType
+    , Tokstyle.Linter.Comments
     , Tokstyle.Linter.CompoundInit
     , Tokstyle.Linter.Constness
     , Tokstyle.Linter.DeclaredOnce
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ test-suite testsuite
     , Tokstyle.Linter.BooleanReturnSpec
     , Tokstyle.Linter.CallgraphSpec
     , Tokstyle.Linter.CallocTypeSpec
+    , Tokstyle.Linter.CommentsSpec
     , Tokstyle.Linter.CompoundInitSpec
     , Tokstyle.Linter.ConstnessSpec
     , Tokstyle.Linter.ParensSpec