I signed up for a free newsletter today (it's a good organization so I'm omitting the name).
The form asked for my gender. Huh? I tried leaving it blank but it was required.
Options were male, female and diverse.
Why is my gender needed for a newsletter? All they need is my email address.
They don't even really need my name, but I know some folks like those "Hello, name!" intros.
It's not even a privacy issue. It's just weird and annoying for some reason.
End of rant.
Ahimsa
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2026-09-13 21:00:11 UTC
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