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Firing someone because he uses "he"? That's really fucked up. P.S. What's with the trend of obsessively using "she"? Is that a widespread phenomenon or specifi
by RivieraKid 13y ago
Firing someone because he uses "he"? That's really fucked up.
P.S. What's with the trend of obsessively using "she"? Is that a widespread phenomenon or specific to IT community? Am I the only one who finds it awkwardly forced?
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoIt's a widespread phenomenon by now. It's been around in written language before, but it has received more adoption recently. I have nothing against it, personally, although I feel as though a lot of people use it to compensate for some sort of guilt they have.
- theorique 13y agoP.S. What's with the trend of obsessively using "she"? Self-consciously overcompensating, and in-group signaling. You're communicating to other people that you are not one of the Bad, Bad Sexist Men In Tech.
- rsynnott 13y ago> What's with the trend of obsessively using "she"? Some people who for whatever reason refuse to use singular they will alternate between he and she instead.