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Re:The Power of a Pronoun by theorique on Saturday November 30, 2013 @05:21PM (#6824925)
#2 has the alternative explanation of passive aggressive frustration, in addition to sexism. Sort of an irritable "you aren't going to tell me what to do" attitude. Not sure if that is better or worse than sexism, but it is a definite possibility.
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Re:The Power of a Pronoun by na85 on Saturday November 30, 2013 @05:28PM (#6824957)
Again, something you wouldn't want in a potential employee.
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Re:The Power of a Pronoun by rsynnott on Saturday November 30, 2013 @09:41PM (#6825826)
That also sounds like a pretty undesirable attribute in an employee, especially one who is hypothetically in a prominent position in a major open source project.
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