It's possible to communicate in a casual, conversational, and humorous manner without alienating minorities and delivering insults, and the author chose not to. I think it's unlikely that he was trying to be malicious…
This book was excellent for helping me learn Haskell, but the gendered language and fat-shaming jokes made me feel very uncomfortable, eg: "You're fat! Lose some weight, fatty!","You're supposedly normal. Pffft, I bet…
It's possible to communicate in a casual, conversational, and humorous manner without alienating minorities and delivering insults, and the author chose not to. I think it's unlikely that he was trying to be malicious…
This book was excellent for helping me learn Haskell, but the gendered language and fat-shaming jokes made me feel very uncomfortable, eg: "You're fat! Lose some weight, fatty!","You're supposedly normal. Pffft, I bet…