[–] throwayyy479087 3y ago ↗ What possible positive result could this have? It's going to be used to shame people out of conversations, exclusively. [–] neogodless 3y ago ↗ https://share.america.gov/why-do-many-americans-list-pronoun...https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/why-do-people-share-their-pro...> The main reason why many people choose to include their pronouns, even if they are cisgender, is because it ‘normalises and encourages discussions around gender’. [–] guntherhermann 3y ago ↗ Why do we want to "normalise" or "encourage" discussion around gender on a source control platform?I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time. [–] mcphage 3y ago ↗ > discussion around gender on a source control platformGiven how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform.> I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.Okay.
[–] neogodless 3y ago ↗ https://share.america.gov/why-do-many-americans-list-pronoun...https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/why-do-people-share-their-pro...> The main reason why many people choose to include their pronouns, even if they are cisgender, is because it ‘normalises and encourages discussions around gender’. [–] guntherhermann 3y ago ↗ Why do we want to "normalise" or "encourage" discussion around gender on a source control platform?I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time. [–] mcphage 3y ago ↗ > discussion around gender on a source control platformGiven how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform.> I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.Okay.
[–] guntherhermann 3y ago ↗ Why do we want to "normalise" or "encourage" discussion around gender on a source control platform?I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time. [–] mcphage 3y ago ↗ > discussion around gender on a source control platformGiven how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform.> I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.Okay.
[–] mcphage 3y ago ↗ > discussion around gender on a source control platformGiven how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform.> I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.Okay.
[–] cybrexalpha 3y ago ↗ Great news, it's good to see this become more widely adopted across sites that handle identity.
[–] SunghoYahng 3y ago ↗ My gender is icecream gender, and I wish they would allow me to use 'Ice/Icem' as a pronoun.
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> The main reason why many people choose to include their pronouns, even if they are cisgender, is because it ‘normalises and encourages discussions around gender’.
I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.
Given how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform.
> I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.
Okay.