This gendering stuff is generally off-topic on this list, but it came up here, therefore I'm replying here. I hope the thread will be short, since so much has already been written on this topic.
Hi Colin, You wrote: > CCing Bruno since this was their commit and they might want to have a look. While I understand the motivation of gendered language, and myself use "they/their/them" when talking about an *unidentified* individual in English — so as to be inclusive and not offend the Sarahs and Leahs of this world —, in return I ask that you and others treat me as a human. Not as a number. Not as an email address. But as an *identified* person. In this role, I have a first name and a last name. And as usual in Western culture, the first name gives a good clue about the gender. When my first name is used in the US, it has 100% probability of being a male's first name [1]. Like yours has a 99.6% probability [2]. Therefore please apply a bit of common sense when talking about me. Some people might say "just add (he/his) to your signature". I say NO. For the vast majority of people in Western culture, the gender can be inferred from the first name. The Sarahs and Leahs of this world are a minority, and it's wrong for a minority to dictate what the majority should do. So, please be respectful to me. Thanks. Bruno [1] https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gettext.git;a=blob;f=libtextstyle/examples/color-hello/names.c;h=bf8af3630a0e86198da3d0f0c93ba8e0318d048d;hb=HEAD#l13244 [2] https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gettext.git;a=blob;f=libtextstyle/examples/color-hello/names.c;h=bf8af3630a0e86198da3d0f0c93ba8e0318d048d;hb=HEAD#l18142
