On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 04:57:45PM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote: > > > There are several instances in our documentation where we refer to an > anonymous user as "a contributor" or "an integrator" or similar. To > avoid repeating this role, pronouns are used. Previous examples > chose a gender for this user, using "he/him" or "she/her" arbitrarily. (I am not disagreeing with the series.) There is value in intentionally defaulting to "she/her", especially in settings where women are underrepresented. It can be a nice way to shake the foundations of unconscious bias in the reader's head. See https://www.askamanager.org/2011/07/why-i-refer-to-everyone-as-she.html as an example. > Replace these uses with "they/them" to ensure that these documentation > examples apply to all potential users without exception. However, in this case, I think "they/them" is appropriate as a default. As you say, this documentation is intended as a guide to potential users and contributors, and should apply to them. Thanks for writing the change. Reviewed-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx>
