I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
It sounds overwhelmingly to me that you're asking for people to be more empathetic and inclusive with their choice of language. That's definitely commendable!
I'm glad you got folks talking about this subject and applaud you for going there even when you know that "raising these issues sometimes gets even aggressive responses". I think that was a brave move. I also really respect you pointing out that there are lots of folks out there who feel excluded when the word "guys" is used to include women... you're absolutely right there are and it seems like a good idea to encourage others to be empathetic and inclusive when choosing which words they use — after all, there are some great alternative words, y'all! 🙂
Also, special thanks for sharing the Google Translate Twitter thread — this was such an awesome example of language bias at the intersection with tech!
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Really appreciate you writing this, Eevis!
It sounds overwhelmingly to me that you're asking for people to be more empathetic and inclusive with their choice of language. That's definitely commendable!
I'm glad you got folks talking about this subject and applaud you for going there even when you know that "raising these issues sometimes gets even aggressive responses". I think that was a brave move. I also really respect you pointing out that there are lots of folks out there who feel excluded when the word "guys" is used to include women... you're absolutely right there are and it seems like a good idea to encourage others to be empathetic and inclusive when choosing which words they use — after all, there are some great alternative words, y'all! 🙂
Also, special thanks for sharing the Google Translate Twitter thread — this was such an awesome example of language bias at the intersection with tech!