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> What does changing them actually solve? By itself not much: but I see it as a necessary-but-insufficient step, in much the same way it is necessary to remove
by DaiPlusPlus 9y ago
> What does changing them actually solve?
By itself not much: but I see it as a necessary-but-insufficient step, in much the same way it is necessary to remove public statues deifying US Civil War Confederate "heroes" (I'd prefer the term "traitor"...).
> Are women really put off of computing because of that? It all seems so trivial.
Not "because of that" directly, no - of course not, but projecting an inclusive image is important to attract people who might not otherwise be interest for fear of not being a "cultural fit" despite having the skills. (Most) people are not robots: there is a very human need to feel accepted and fit-in.
- collyw 9y ago(Assuming that you are a male) would you be in any way bothered if everything was changed to exclusively female pronouns?
- DaiPlusPlus 9y agoI imagine I would feel the same way as the first wave of male nurses would have in the postwar years - with textbooks and instructional materials, even the job titles: Sister and Matron, reflecting a strong female bias. I quickly went through the Wikipedia article on Men in Nursing just now to write this reply and it's already having me reconsider how I perceived gender bias in industry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_nursing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_nursing