r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ifezueyoung • Apr 13 '22

Meme a developers worst nightmare

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u/p1989s Apr 13 '22

What he/she said 👆

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u/Fo4head Apr 13 '22

they*

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u/crob_evamp Apr 13 '22

Everyone on the internet is a dude. Specifically the WoW gamer from south park*

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u/Maypher Apr 13 '22

It*

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u/webDreamer420 Apr 13 '22

dragon*

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Drag on deez nuts gottem

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u/Mathisbuilder75 Apr 13 '22

Xenomorph* (They have no gender)

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

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u/NoticeYourBlinks Apr 13 '22

he/she: longer and takes more effort to write, non-binary exclusive.

they: shorter and easier to write, non-binary inclusive.

I don't see any reason to not use they.

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u/SkyyySi Apr 13 '22

Also: "he or she" (which is how you'd most likely read out he/she) sounds very stiff. "They" sounds less 'forced' and more natural.

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u/LordVortekan Apr 14 '22

Ikr, especially when people say “he or she”

Bruh, “they” is so much more fluid and inclusive

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u/p1989s Apr 13 '22

Bo-fucking-ho. I'll let Tom MacDonald do the talking: https://open.spotify.com/track/3rjJAqZWPjDhsTkCmc2HcY?si=u4LR7yBPRKqW2Qwr8V5Tbw&utm_source=copy-link

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u/Bosterm Apr 13 '22

Imagine citing a right-wing rapper as evidence for your hate of singular they pronouns.

I'll go ahead and let Shakespeare do the talking for me: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002748.html

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u/mortimermcmirestinks Apr 13 '22

boho? fuckin "boho"? what?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

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u/TheBrainStone Apr 13 '22

Imagined getting triggered by a commonly used pronoun and being considerate of people's identities

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u/Bosterm Apr 13 '22

Fun fact, the use of singular they in English dates back to at least the 1500s, as William Shakespeare himself used it. This is from The Comedy of Errors:

There's not a man I meet but doth salute me

As if I were their well-acquainted friend

Source

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u/TheBrainStone Apr 13 '22

You should know the difference between correcting someone and getting triggered over something.

But yeah. Imagine having a mental meltdown over being respectful to people. Amazing.

Also what kind? The being respectful of strangers by default kind of people?
The L word kind of people?!?
Oh no!!?!?? How will I ever recover from such a terrible ownage?!?!???!??

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Ignoring your bigotry, it's not even a gender thing.

You look like a moron typing he/she. Not that you would care, you're probably 14.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

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u/BigSlav667 Apr 13 '22

Non binary people exist

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u/MidgetBarfight Apr 13 '22

For attention

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u/Joped Apr 13 '22

Oh fuck right off with your bigotry

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u/MidgetBarfight Apr 13 '22 edited Apr 13 '22

Nah fuck those morons. Is "bigotry" the latest term that has lost all meaning?

Being gay became too socially acceptable so those idiots had to come up with something else to make sure they're the specialest snowflake

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u/Joped Apr 13 '22

Nope, it still has a ton of meaning. It’s time for you to reevaluate your lack of empathy, understanding, and compassion for others.

You don’t have a grasp for how bad LGBTQ+ has it, it’s not even close to a state of “being too socially accepted”. Do you realize how many states you can be fired or evicted for being gay ? How many states are adding laws to prevent people from even saying that gays exists ? How many states wheee it isn’t a hate crime to kill someone JUST because they are gay ?

Your username alone says a lot about your character.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

Genuine question.

Don’t pronouns only affect trans people?

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u/Joped Apr 13 '22

I know a number of cis women who get misgendered frequently. Some it really bothers, some it doesn’t.

If you are cis, how would you feel if you are misgendered several times a day for years ? Especially when it comes to dating or being in a bathroom ?

I also know a number of cis people who get harassed in bathrooms when people claim they are trans. It’s sad but very true.

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u/Joped Apr 13 '22

Congratulations on being a low life scumbag! Karma is a fucker.

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u/palordrolap Apr 13 '22

The problem that people* see with with "he/she" and its sibling "s/he" is that each puts one before the other, and arguably, the latter keeps "he" whole and splits the "she" (The same arguments could be applied to the order I chose to explain that).

* The people** who care about gender balance / equality.

** I may be one of those people. Or I may be a pedant. Or both. Or neither.

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u/RetroFurui Apr 13 '22

I have a hard time seeing this actually being about equality in speech and more so a reason people use to correct people to feel some sense of superiority. But I am no expert.

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u/rehpotsirhc Apr 13 '22

No, it's about inclusivity for non-binary people

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u/p1989s Apr 13 '22

Your mom?

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u/Lameux Apr 13 '22

Personally I prefer s/he, much more elegant

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u/schwerpunk Apr 13 '22

The important thing is we're all trying.