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Re:Bro pages: like man pages, but with examples only by Fomite on Saturday January 25, 2014 @07:49PM (#7123261)
Because a shortening of "Manual" is not gendered. "Bro" is.
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Re:Bro pages: like man pages, but with examples only by hackinthebochs on Sunday January 26, 2014 @10:23AM (#7125325)
This isn't an answer. It's still a reminder of genderedness just as much as bro is. The word "niggardly" is offensive to some because of its similarity to the n-word. That doesn't make its offense less real.
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Re:Bro pages: like man pages, but with examples only by Fomite on Sunday January 26, 2014 @02:35PM (#7126480)
Intent, and context, matters.
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Re:Bro pages: like man pages, but with examples only by hackinthebochs on Sunday January 26, 2014 @04:02PM (#7126889)
Isn't this whole argument about that people can feel excluded regardless of intent/context?
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