While this might seem extreme, I can maybe sorta see where they're coming from.
If members of a certain group of people have led to unfair discrimination against and deaths of members of your community and family, it's understandable if you'd like to not have symbols of said group thrust on you - especially in places which have absolutely nothing to do with religion, such as IDEs.
The logical implications of this are that nothing can be celebrated as that celebration is sure to offend / exclude someone. Where do you draw the line. In an age of infinite internet outrage everything is going to be offensive to someone.
Is it now Microsoft's position that a Santa hat is as offensive a hate symbol as a swastika? The issue directly states as much.
This issue ticket grossly cheapens the truly heinous actions of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. It trivializes their offenses equating their symbols and actions with the those of a children's celebration enjoyed by and estimated 45% of the entire world.
"The bug-icon on vscode stable and pushing of slaughter and killing is very offensive to me, additionally "bug hunting" has cost millions of bugs their lives over the centuries, yet even if that was not the case, pushing slaughter as part of a product update is completely unacceptable"
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 18.6 ms ] threadIf members of a certain group of people have led to unfair discrimination against and deaths of members of your community and family, it's understandable if you'd like to not have symbols of said group thrust on you - especially in places which have absolutely nothing to do with religion, such as IDEs.
The logical implications of this are that nothing can be celebrated as that celebration is sure to offend / exclude someone. Where do you draw the line. In an age of infinite internet outrage everything is going to be offensive to someone.
Is it now Microsoft's position that a Santa hat is as offensive a hate symbol as a swastika? The issue directly states as much.
This issue ticket grossly cheapens the truly heinous actions of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. It trivializes their offenses equating their symbols and actions with the those of a children's celebration enjoyed by and estimated 45% of the entire world.
I hope that is code for ignoring it.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87268#issuecommen...
Which apparently sparked the controversy.
Some responded to this with humour:
"The bug-icon on vscode stable and pushing of slaughter and killing is very offensive to me, additionally "bug hunting" has cost millions of bugs their lives over the centuries, yet even if that was not the case, pushing slaughter as part of a product update is completely unacceptable"
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/87286