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Re:Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release? by yieldcrv on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @08:34PM (#38862067)
I've seen so much vitriol from the pronoun army - the ones that don't need them but want to make it inclusive for the people that do need them - that I really wonder if its optional in the organizations/applications that ask

like "oh he didn't write a pronoun at all! he's not a culture fit!" we've decided to move forward with other candidates that more closely align with our qualifications

Re:Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release? by tczMUFlmoNk on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @11:36PM (#38863047)
> "oh he didn't write a pronoun at all! he's not a culture fit!"

I find this particularly sad because of how harmful it is to trans people, especially trans people who are not "out". Forcing such people to specify a pronoun is forcing them to choose between "out yourself to everyone" and "disavow your own identity", and feels just awful. Not to mention people in earlier stages of understanding their own gender, who may feel a pointed distaste for the pronouns that they've always used without quite understanding why.

(To clarify tone, I'm not criticizing your comment.)

Re:Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release? by diijo on Thursday January 04, 2024 @08:13PM (#38874505)
Therein lies the risk of adopting a fictional identity based on a nonsensical and unrealistic belief system.