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You're not on trial for referring to someone as a dude. It's an old as dirt tactic to put you on the defensive.

no_just_no 10y ago
Agreed, this is a tired tired thing at this point.
KirinDave 10y ago
Really? I tweeted about a week ago about the change publicly, and I've been getting a lot of anonymous shit for it. I've been out about being fluid for awhile now, but I was waiting on the pronoun shift in a larger public sense for when I wasn't managing a large organization. I knew they'd stress more about getting it wrong than I would about them getting it right. I forgot to update my G+ profile (that's where YT gets its data, and I really don't pay much attention to that). So Mr. No_just_no has a fair point, but I'm not relishing opening up the door to further bullshit there. That said, the "they" is a compromise pronoun for me because I know that something more descriptive will just meet with _even more pushback_.
- coderdude 10y ago
  Nobody here cares except the people who you demand care. So you changed your sex. Okay. It's not the actual topic and no one here really gives a shit.
  - KirinDave 10y ago
    You've posted about it more than I have, now.
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- greenhatman 10y ago
  I think you're probably not used to the extra estrogen then. I think you're seeing a lot more in these post than there really is. Most people don't care.
  - rmxt 10y ago
    The world would probably be a better place if people did care a little bit more about things in general. Whether they do or don't, should or shouldn't, that's one pretty nasty way to say that people don't care about an issue. (Yes, yes this directly feeds into the concept of what "virtue signalling" is. However, the relevant part is that I don't believe that direct insults of this type belong on HN.)
  - dang 10y ago
    > I think you're probably not used to the extra estrogen then. This reads like a personal attack—a cheap, low, and shocking one to see on HN. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because your comment history doesn't show anything else like it, but it's an obviously bannable offense, so please don't do it again.

Agreed, this is a tired tired thing at this point.

Really? I tweeted about a week ago about the change publicly, and I've been getting a lot of anonymous shit for it. I've been out about being fluid for awhile now, but I was waiting on the pronoun shift in a larger public sense for when I wasn't managing a large organization. I knew they'd stress more about getting it wrong than I would about them getting it right. I forgot to update my G+ profile (that's where YT gets its data, and I really don't pay much attention to that). So Mr. No_just_no has a fair point, but I'm not relishing opening up the door to further bullshit there. That said, the "they" is a compromise pronoun for me because I know that something more descriptive will just meet with _even more pushback_.

coderdude 10y ago
Nobody here cares except the people who you demand care. So you changed your sex. Okay. It's not the actual topic and no one here really gives a shit.
- KirinDave 10y ago
  You've posted about it more than I have, now.
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greenhatman 10y ago
I think you're probably not used to the extra estrogen then. I think you're seeing a lot more in these post than there really is. Most people don't care.
- rmxt 10y ago
  The world would probably be a better place if people did care a little bit more about things in general. Whether they do or don't, should or shouldn't, that's one pretty nasty way to say that people don't care about an issue. (Yes, yes this directly feeds into the concept of what "virtue signalling" is. However, the relevant part is that I don't believe that direct insults of this type belong on HN.)
- dang 10y ago
  > I think you're probably not used to the extra estrogen then. This reads like a personal attack—a cheap, low, and shocking one to see on HN. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because your comment history doesn't show anything else like it, but it's an obviously bannable offense, so please don't do it again.