[shishy]

He said:

> Whether this is intentionally "bad" holds no meaning whatsoever.

His emphasis is on empathy for the people who are affected by the usage of certain terminology. If it's a trivial change we can make to accommodate them, why shouldn't we?

[sorokod]

Because a line should be drawn somewhere.

You use he in "He said", should you not be more careful about your gender assumptions? Are you sure they won't take offense?

[shishy]

1) I don't think a line has to be drawn somewhere. It's fine to evaluate on a case by case basis.

2) Even if I make a mistake, I think it's fine to apologize, say I didn't realize (and not repeat it with that person), and move on.

It doesn't have to cripple me into not being able to speak... we're all reasonable people.

[allarm]

Well it should be obvious for the reasonable people that if this line isn’t drawn the situation is going to be exploited by the unreasonable people. Or by the people who are willing to take advantage of this situation. You understand it of course, but it’s not important to you, just a collateral damage.

[bit-rot]

I don't take offense, but thanks for your genuine concern.