Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by xg15 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @07:05PM
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> many people also mean "do people of all genders, upon hearing this term, feel included, rather than othered".
Yes, but this is a vastly more fuzzy criterion than the original one. What does "feeling included" mean? Who has the authority to declare how a group "feels" about something? Who even belongs to that group?
E.g., it might very well be the case that australian women did feel included when the term "guys" was used, because that was what they grew up with.
Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words”
by sk0g on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:39PM
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My (Australian) partner opens WFH group meetings with "hey guys", while working with mostly other women. Don't know any one that has taken offence to guys personally, either.
Yes, but this is a vastly more fuzzy criterion than the original one. What does "feeling included" mean? Who has the authority to declare how a group "feels" about something? Who even belongs to that group?
E.g., it might very well be the case that australian women did feel included when the term "guys" was used, because that was what they grew up with.