Boycotting #DHH for being racist makes sense to me. But I see some people wanting everyone to boycott #Ladybird due to its usage of "he" in its docs. It's over the top... "he" in English can be gender-neutral (though that is an older way to use "he"), and many people use it that way with no ill intent (including myself, sometimes).
I prefer "they" personally, but the only thing getting upset at Ladybird is going to accomplish is causing unnecessary division in the #OpenSourceCommunity ....
Ethan Black :foundation::starting_dvd: :mightyt2:
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