I don't find his response/explanation so difficult to believe. Gender neutral language(especially for non-native English speakers) is quite simply not viewed a

I don't find his response/explanation so difficult to believe. Gender neutral language(especially for non-native English speakers) is quite simply not viewed as an important enough issue to warrant retroactive application. Should it be? Certainly; and while I think it's important that the change be made, and the developer informed about the importance of gender-neutral language in future documentation, I personally think that labeling a core developer of an awesome piece of OSS as a misogynistic asshole without even giving him time to respond publicly is an over-reaction. It's a sensitive issue that should have been resolved privately. If the developer actively continued to include gender specific grammar and denied future pull-requests retroactively applying gender neutral language then I think the title of misogynistic asshole would be much more applicable. One denied pull-request and a revert does not a misogynistic asshole make.(imo)