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Wait, so because other people aren't accommodated, we also shouldn't accommodate gender non-conforming people? Having a separate first-last name is often broug

Wait, so because other people aren't accommodated, we also shouldn't accommodate gender non-conforming people? Having a separate first-last name is often brought up as a UX failure for exactly this reason, and UX designers often design websites so that colourblindness doesn't hamper usability (in my experience working with designers at big companies). The Christmas one isn't as much of an issue because AFAIK very few people are meaningfully put out by seeing Christmas decorations on websites from majority-Christian countries. In other countries these things often /are/ turned off depending on cultural sensitivities. We should be trying to design our processes to fit the world around us, not rejecting the parts of the world we don't like.

scratcheee 5y ago
To be fair, the equivalent solution for the name field example would be solving it by insisting everyone specify how many names they have before letting them enter their name - there's a reason that isn't the recommended solution, people don't want to deal with minutia that doesn't matter to them, one field works fine for everyone. The obvious solution is to just not use pronouns - it's a messy part of the language that is currently in flux, so why wade in? Obviously, some sites are dedicated to these issues, so they can justifiably ask on sign up, but if you don't _need_ to care about people's personal details, better not to ask at all.