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Re:Tell HN: SQLite changes are not innocent by s9w on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:23AM (#18319391)
I'm not sure but I might have sent a (male) coworker an emoji before that could be interpreted as "simulated physical contact". And who knows what made up pronouns some coworkers secretly want to be used.
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Re:Tell HN: SQLite changes are not innocent by raquo on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:30AM (#18319408)
You quoted it yourself:

> This includes deliberately referring to someone by a gender that they do not identify with

Key word is deliberately. Secrets not covered.

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Re:Tell HN: SQLite changes are not innocent by s9w on Sunday October 28, 2018 @02:32AM (#18319411)
Fair enough. I would absolutely avoid someone at work who would force me to use a fantasy pronoun. Luckily these things are not yet common in Germany
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