Since the majority of the discussion seems to be about offending women... with very little input FROM women.<br>I'll just say that neither I, nor any of the women that I've spoken to are offended by terms such as "Hey guys" or the like- in fact, we use them often. <br>
My personal opinion? Silly things like this make it MORE difficult to be a woman in IT. I'm aware that I'm in the minority. I've had some pretty crap experiences because of it. People making a big deal about standard language usage being "sexist"? That doesn't help, it makes me feel as if more attention is being called to my gender, that it sets me apart more. <br>
There's equality, and then there's just... ridiculousness. <br>So, can we end this with a simple statement from one of the women on the list (namely, me ;)):<br><br>Come on guys, lets get back to the geekery. :)<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/15 Tim McKenzie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tjm1983@gmail.com">tjm1983@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:42:30 Jethro Carr wrote:<br>
> * No female has complained about the term on or off list.<br>
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</div>And if I was a female who was offended by the term, I might be<br>
very unwilling to complain about it, now that I've seen how the<br>
list might respond.<br>
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Tim<br>
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