Re: [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: use singular they when appropriate

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 9, 2021, 04:48 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq5yynlk30.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <YL+p+MlgJ754YoqB@google.com>

Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> writes:

> 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.

Heh, I used to refer to a hypothethical user in my writing as a female and a male on alternate days (Tuesdays and Thursdays were male day). It quickly got confusing when I had to compose my reply on an even day to a response to my earlier message that was written on an odd day, and I had to abandon the practice ;-)

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