Fair enough.
FWIW my apologies for being a bit too antagonistic. Personal frustrations getting the best of me. I do generally avoid using 'chick' unless I know it's okay, and I do think that's a sensible approach. And in hindsight I wish I hadn't gotten into a discussion about it.
We are arguing under a [flagged] [dead] comment, so there's not much to achieve here.
My last opinion on the subject has been said here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16587100