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I've seen first-hand people whining online that someone used the initialism "LGBT" which apparently can be considered exclusionary by some people. It seems that
by jumpingmice 7y ago
I've seen first-hand people whining online that someone used the initialism "LGBT" which apparently can be considered exclusionary by some people. It seems that "LGBTQIAGNC" exists and may be more expansive, however I can't rule out the existence of some person who objects to even this.
- scoot 7y agoHow about "[A-Z]" ?
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- swasheck 7y agowon’t someone think of the lower cases?
- goatinaboat 7y ago[\w]+ should cover it
- lytedev 7y ago.*/g
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- jumpingmice 7y agoThe problem is the people who object to LGBT would see a wildcard expression in the same way that "black lives matter" folks see "all lives matter": as an attempt by an oppressive majority to erase their minority identity. For me the problem is how these things come up in a professional context. The culture of "bring your whole self to work" seems good at first reading but what it really means is bringing a lot of irrelevant things to work, none of which are contributing to the well-being of the workplace. I don't want anyone on my team to feel excluded at work but I also don't want anyone on my team to feel like that one non-binary activist from the adjacent team is going to report them to HR because they overheard them saying "LGBT" and "LGBT" is exclusionary to nonbinary people. That stuff belongs at the cafe or library or the debate salon, not in the workplace.
- harryh 7y agoThe "black lives matter" movement is a protest against the fact that black people are killed by police officers at alarming rates. The phrase "all lives matter" is a deliberate attempt to draw attention away from this fact and undermine the goals of the protest.
- jumpingmice 7y agoThanks, I'm aware of the etymology. This is the exact way that people with particular self-expression view attempts to claim that "*" or "people" is as inclusionary as LGBTQIAGNC.
- kube-system 7y agoI'm not so sure about that. 'LGBTQIA+' is widely accepted, and the '+' is a wildcard.
- jumpingmice 7y agoAccepted by some people, yes, but how will you know in advance whether it is acceptable to your audience? You could be treading on someone's preferences just the same as if you use the term "themself" in reference to a person who turns out to prefer "zirself".
- terfwars 7y ago[A-Z]{10,} FTFY
- xkcd-sucks 7y agoMaybe it's more concise to specify who doesn't matter
- spdionis 7y agoOh, definitely, that list would include only white males, and maybe asian males?
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- djaque 7y agoExactly, and you only saw it online. This type of "alphabet soup" people doesn't really exist outside of the twitter rage machine. I volunteer for a large organization promoting gay rights and have never seen people complain about this type of petty issue.