Re: [RFC] Rebasing merges: a jorney to the ultimate solution (Road Clear)

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Hi Buga,

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018, Igor Djordjevic wrote:

> [...]
>
> Yes, having more steps would mean more power/options to the user, but
> more complexity to explain to and guide him through as well, not really
> sure where the line should be drawn - for the first time, at least.

If you want to avoid having a huge discussion with me about bias, male
privilege and how unaware most men are of it, and how it excludes half the
potential usership/talented developers, and how representation matters --
and believe me, you do want to avoid this discussion -- you will want to
avoid referring to the user as a "he".

It might be true in your case. But it is also true in your case that you
are Russian. Yet you write English here, probably to avoid excluding
people from the discussion. And you should demonstrate the same courtesy
to people who do not happen to identify with the same gender as you do.

In short: every time you think of a user or a developer as "he", take a
step back and reflect how excluded *you* would feel if someone forced you
to change that to "she". That is exactly how much you exclude non-males if
you think of them as "he". Just don't.

The remedy is easy: use the gender-neutral "they". Which is, by the way,
not a modern invention as of late (in contrast to the "he" you use):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they#Older_usage

Ciao,
Dscho



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