Gamers! You *will* be diverse and inclusive
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- The word is "encourage," not "require."
- It's a private company, not limited by the 1st Amendment like a state entity would be.
- It's basically good manners.
Say what you will about "inclusive language," it's something that many professional trade groups voluntarily want to do something about. See, for example, https://sagroups.ieee.org/3400/
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Seems like the pendulum is swinging too far. It will soon start to go back to a happy middle.
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“Do not use metaphors or similes that reinforce stereotypes – examples include contrast black and white or blacklist and whitelist,
This is going to be awkward for the chess coders…
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“Do not use words that refer to historical trauma or lived experience of discrimination – examples include slave, master, and nuke.”
Well this is awkward..
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@Copper said in Gamers! You *will* be diverse and inclusive:
This is a stupid idea.
Yeah. Totally Gay.
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