From: | Lætitia Avrot <laetitia(dot)avrot(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | Boriss Mejias <bmejias(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl> |
Cc: | pgsql-women(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Pgday italy |
Date: | 2019-04-11 13:36:12 |
Message-ID: | CAB_COdiaONM23GFtnsuptGpEgzzOfwmmvS-pkjidKt4OF4zKnA@mail.gmail.com |
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Hi Boriss,
> Yesterday back from holidays and still catching up with emails, so,
> probably
> this feedback is too late, but anyway... |Great proposal Lætitia. I have
> only
> one small change that can make a difference in the appreciation:
>
>
> Lætitia Avrot wrote on 07.04.19 12:23:
> [...]
> >> /Man: As a synonym for work — as in “man hours,” “man the inbox,”
> “man the
> >> conference booth,” — this is unnecessarily gendered language. Try
> using
> >> work instead. More inclusive: Folks, people, you all, y’all,
> teammates
>
> Is the world "Man" the one who needs to be avoided? or do we need to avoid
> "Man
> as a synonym for work"?
>
> I believe is the second case, so, to prevent confusion, move the ':'
>
> "Man" as a synonym for work: as in "man hours,"... etc....
>
> Also, I would keep the explanation up to "Try using work instead", as the
> more
> inclusive alternatives don't really work: "people hours", "folk the
> inbox"...
>
> By the way, never heard about "man the inbox" or "man the conference
> booth"...
> is that really referring to men, or to management?
>
>
Unfortunately too late, but I'll change the source file, so next time we'll
have it.
Have a nice day,
Lætitia
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