Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs

Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by eweise on Friday January 10, 2025 @10:18PM (#42663002)

You know what else is just a show? Putting your pronouns next to your name. It doesn't do any good for anyone other than signal that somehow you are empathetic towards others. I might as well put a pink ribbon next to my name and you can associate any cause you like to it.

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by 0xbadcafebee on Saturday January 11, 2025 @12:00AM (#42663440)

Bizarrely, some people shamelessly give their public supporting other people and causes. What a bunch of weirdos.

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by MathMonkeyMan on Friday January 10, 2025 @10:32PM (#42663062)

You might put "they/them" next to your name if you prefer not to be referred to by a gendered pronoun.

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by eweise on Saturday January 11, 2025 @12:51PM (#42667562)

Not putting pronouns next to my name, doesn't mean I don't want to be referred by a gendered pronoun. I'm pretty sure people can guess correctly my gender.

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by MathMonkeyMan on Saturday January 11, 2025 @03:07PM (#42668571)

That's fine, too. I typically don't specify a pronoun. Call me what you like.

My point is that this is not the case for everybody. Some people prefer not to be called "she" even though I might guess that they're a woman.

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by crackercrews on Saturday January 11, 2025 @05:37PM (#42669496)

Can also be helpful for names that are commonly male or female. Or foreign names. But there's not really a need to list multiple pronouns like "they/them/theirs", is there? Doesn't "they" say it all?

Only would make sense when it's "she/they" or similar. Otherwise it's just redundant.

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