... but if I did, I would quit. This is over the top. It feels more like a blanket list of vague infractions to have on hand so that they can rid of anyone they feel like.
It reminded me of one of those prison visitation posters reminding you of everything that's against the law. And WTF is a dead name? Like I can't say my dad's name because he's dead or some shit like that? No really I only just now googled it and it's retarded how like every fucking week there's a new word describing some kind new (completely nonsensical) gender or some new sexual orientation, or some way of identifying properties therein. Too bad the book [guidetogender.com] was already out of date at publication.
If your biggest argument against not mis-gendering someone or using their dead name is that occasionally you have to learn a new word... I mean, are you arguing that language should never change or evolve, or do you just not like respecting someone's wishes about their identity?
I mean, are you arguing that language should never change or evolve
Nobody argues this. However many of those changes are politically driven, and used to spin and confuse discussion of various matters. Examples on each side: the right introduced the politically charged term "death tax" to replace the correct "inheritance tax". The left introduced "undocumented immigrants" replacing the more correct "illegal immigrants". The right calls a anti-abortion position "pro-life"; this is spin, because the "pro-life" position doesn't extend for example to being against the death penalty. The left has recently started calling rape victims "survivors" - because, albeit incorrect, it's much more emotionally charged. I would argue this kind of change should stop.
do you just not like respecting someone's wishes about their identity?
There is no absolute rule to respect somebody's wishes on any matter. It's generally nice, but making it the rigid basis of a code of conduct, as seems to happen here, is deeply wrong. That they'll get offended is absolutely not an argument, no matter what some on the left seem to think. For example, many muslims wish women would stay in the home, and only venture out accompanied by a male relative. I have no respect for their wish.
The same applies to identity-related choices: respect depends on context. For example, if somebody changes his name to hide some past acts, they surely don't wish their old name to be known; however, discovering, using and/or making the old name public may be the correct choice.
I don't have anything to do with FreeBSD... (Score:5, Insightful)
... but if I did, I would quit. This is over the top. It feels more like a blanket list of vague infractions to have on hand so that they can rid of anyone they feel like.
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It reminded me of one of those prison visitation posters reminding you of everything that's against the law. And WTF is a dead name? Like I can't say my dad's name because he's dead or some shit like that? No really I only just now googled it and it's retarded how like every fucking week there's a new word describing some kind new (completely nonsensical) gender or some new sexual orientation, or some way of identifying properties therein. Too bad the book [guidetogender.com] was already out of date at publication.
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If your biggest argument against not mis-gendering someone or using their dead name is that occasionally you have to learn a new word... I mean, are you arguing that language should never change or evolve, or do you just not like respecting someone's wishes about their identity?
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I mean, are you arguing that language should never change or evolve
Nobody argues this. However many of those changes are politically driven, and used to spin and confuse discussion of various matters. Examples on each side: the right introduced the politically charged term "death tax" to replace the correct "inheritance tax". The left introduced "undocumented immigrants" replacing the more correct "illegal immigrants". The right calls a anti-abortion position "pro-life"; this is spin, because the "pro-life" position doesn't extend for example to being against the death penalty. The left has recently started calling rape victims "survivors" - because, albeit incorrect, it's much more emotionally charged. I would argue this kind of change should stop.
do you just not like respecting someone's wishes about their identity?
There is no absolute rule to respect somebody's wishes on any matter. It's generally nice, but making it the rigid basis of a code of conduct, as seems to happen here, is deeply wrong. That they'll get offended is absolutely not an argument, no matter what some on the left seem to think. For example, many muslims wish women would stay in the home, and only venture out accompanied by a male relative. I have no respect for their wish.
The same applies to identity-related choices: respect depends on context. For example, if somebody changes his name to hide some past acts, they surely don't wish their old name to be known; however, discovering, using and/or making the old name public may be the correct choice.