When there is a list of "bad" words and a tool that highlights them then this is exactly how it feels.
Christian Am Do., 2. Sept. 2021 um 20:05 Uhr schrieb Rich Bowen <[email protected]>: > > > On 9/2/21 1:52 PM, Christian Schneider wrote: > > I do not like this effort. Banning words and pointing them out is the > wrong > > way to achieve an inclusive environment. > > Also I think words like he or she must not be banned. They are neutral > > words that are totally acceptable in many cases. > > Avoiding them in most documentation might be fine but having them on a > bad > > word list feels extremely wrong to me. > > > > In our well meant effort to be woke we sometimes go too far. > > You have misunderstood this initiative. Nothing is banned, forbidden, > struck from the language, or otherwise removed from use. > > If you agree that avoiding these words in documentation might be fine, > then we're on the same page. > > Please don't make this into something it's not. Nobody has the > authority, or even the desire, to forbid you using certain words. This > tool is only intended to point out places where there *might* be a > better word choice. > > -- > Rich Bowen - [email protected] > @rbowen > -- -- Christian Schneider http://www.liquid-reality.de Computer Scientist http://www.adobe.com
