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If the habit of using 'he' causes an subconscious bias, yet you refuse to correct our subconscious, what's to be done?

• aiiane 14y ago
  Why should I have to correct something I didn't cause?
  • RegEx 14y ago
    Because a convention which many people consider harmless is causing you harm. Using 'he' when gender isn't known is not a tech-specific phenomenon.
  • verroq 14y ago
    Because you are outnumbered, basically. You have to make a stand or this problem won't ever go away. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4187333 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4187333
  • roguecoder 14y ago
    Because that way they don't have to take responsibility for their actions. Also note that their proposed solution doesn't solve anything; it might just prevent you, personally, from being able to complain about it. I'm guessing that is their actual goal.