And if you think that’s ridiculous because nobody would ever have named database components something so obviously offensive, that’s the whole point. Norms change. There was a time just 50-60 years ago when sexual harassment in workplaces was much more accepted than today. Similarly non-inclusive language was much more accepted a few decades ago. In both cases many men have trouble adapting and think it’s a sign of decline of society that their assumptions are being challenged.
It seems like peak science denialism to me, and it's ironic that we were already, 30 years ago, using terms like "gender-changer" when discussing these connectors too.
Frankly it seems to me that most modern connectors are trans already: is USB-C male or female? Both?
I’m not sure what you mean. Like all of its predecessors, USB-C has both a male and female port. Your phone has the female port, your charger has the male one.
It's basically the same with USB-A.
Wikipedia has a good article. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_connectors_and_fas...
The guidance says that referring to "gender" is offensive, and so the guidance lists preferred terms that replace the "gender-based" offensive ones. That's the opinion of the folks who wrote the guidance.
You must not have met humans.