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This is reaching stupidity levels I never thought possible. This is coming from a code base where you can find the word fuck hundreds of times, as well as other

This is reaching stupidity levels I never thought possible. This is coming from a code base where you can find the word fuck hundreds of times, as well as other curses. This is coming while Linus has probably directly personally attacked people with profanities on their commits in front of whole mailing lists. This is the moral equivalent of just cleaning the mirrors alone in a dirty public restroom. Probably only done to be able to admire yourself, it doesn't clean any of the real shit.

tokamak-teapot 6y ago
Offence, like most things in life, isn’t black and white - if you’ll excuse the awful pun. Words like you’re referring to are offensive to a number of people, and their reasoning is something I don’t quite understand, so I won’t offer an explanation, because I’m not qualified. Terms like those being discouraged in the linked post are offensive to people for an entirely different reason. Again I don’t find them offensive myself, but I respect those who do and see absolutely no problem with steering clear of them to be kind. Kindness wins here over claims of nannying. I agree that a minor change of nomenclature isn’t going to solve anything on its own, but it’s symbolic, an act of solidarity, a piece of a puzzle, perhaps some or all of these and more. Let’s just get behind it instead of being negative about it.
- scruple 6y ago
  Where are the aggrieved and why don't they ever show and speak for themselves in these threads? I've seen exactly one comment in many thousands from a person who stated outright that they were a female minority and... She ranted that these language changes are coddling... I've spoken to a few minority, female, and homosexual friends (in tech) and colleagues and they share the same sentiment (I understand how ironic it is that I, too, show up with nothing but anecdotes). How does this reconcile with the 100s/1000s of comments that amount to, "but some people find this stuff offensive!"

tokamak-teapot 6y ago

Offence, like most things in life, isn’t black and white - if you’ll excuse the awful pun. Words like you’re referring to are offensive to a number of people, and their reasoning is something I don’t quite understand, so I won’t offer an explanation, because I’m not qualified. Terms like those being discouraged in the linked post are offensive to people for an entirely different reason. Again I don’t find them offensive myself, but I respect those who do and see absolutely no problem with steering clear of them to be kind. Kindness wins here over claims of nannying. I agree that a minor change of nomenclature isn’t going to solve anything on its own, but it’s symbolic, an act of solidarity, a piece of a puzzle, perhaps some or all of these and more. Let’s just get behind it instead of being negative about it.

scruple 6y ago
Where are the aggrieved and why don't they ever show and speak for themselves in these threads? I've seen exactly one comment in many thousands from a person who stated outright that they were a female minority and... She ranted that these language changes are coddling... I've spoken to a few minority, female, and homosexual friends (in tech) and colleagues and they share the same sentiment (I understand how ironic it is that I, too, show up with nothing but anecdotes). How does this reconcile with the 100s/1000s of comments that amount to, "but some people find this stuff offensive!"