Re:Results of Rust Survey 2016 – early draft for internal usage
by alienated on Thursday June 23, 2016 @01:03PM
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> I believe it's a holdover from a time when it was entirely acceptable to be dismissive of half the race.
Ironically, when it was entirely acceptable to be dismissive of half the race, separate words were used - explicitly calling out a difference between groups. 'Guys' as a gender neutral term is a relatively recent phenomenon, and in many ways is an equalizing term.
> As such, it's probably appropriate to be at least a little sensitive to the topic
Alternatively you could argue that it's appropriate not to be over-sensitive to common, and innocent, language usage.
Ironically, when it was entirely acceptable to be dismissive of half the race, separate words were used - explicitly calling out a difference between groups. 'Guys' as a gender neutral term is a relatively recent phenomenon, and in many ways is an equalizing term.
> As such, it's probably appropriate to be at least a little sensitive to the topic
Alternatively you could argue that it's appropriate not to be over-sensitive to common, and innocent, language usage.