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The authors are not native English speakers (and what you’re seeing in the name is not something most non native English speakers would spot). I understand it’
by scrollaway 3y ago
The authors are not native English speakers (and what you’re seeing in the name is not something most non native English speakers would spot).
I understand it’s funny to point and laugh “ha ha dumb dudes didn’t think about something female related because they’re dudes”, but it’s worth remembering that not everyone is from the anglosphere.
Also you might find this normal but I cannot imagine my female colleagues being amused at me calling one of them up asking to “consult” about a name solely because she’s a woman.
- bgun 3y agoI didn't point it out because it was funny-ha-ha, but because it's a teachable example of a linguistic mis-step that could be easily resolved by diversifying your reviewers - in this case, since you mention it, perhaps a native English speaker? I'm not even suggesting that this project needs a new name - although I think if they were naming a consumer-facing product or company, someone in marketing would push back on the name almost immediately.
- kaliqt 3y agoAs a native English speaker I would not dock points from this name for the gender related points as that doesn't even cross my mind, it's not relevant. Keep gender out of engineering.
- kadoban 3y ago> Also you might find this normal but I cannot imagine my female colleagues being amused at me calling one of them up asking to “consult” about a name solely because she’s a woman. I'd certainly hope it wouldn't be "solely" because she's a woman. There's no people you'd be interested in input from that happen to be women? A project name is something you'd want to throw around to a few people (ideally with different perspectives) and make sure it conveys what you intend and has the right tone and such.