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nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Massive fines in New York if you refuse.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Tried this. It gets obvious quick.

Sensitive people are on the lookout for being disrespected
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
It is awkward, no question.

But I’m not the one trying to redefine reality.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Because I was not using a pronoun.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Because immediately afterwards public shaming follows. Managers pull you aside and give threatening talks.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Well I got a public lecture when I referred to some that had “no” gender by their name. Went downhill after that.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Lot a job over it. Did everything I could to be polite, but was not going to use weird terms. Never mind they were biggest bunch of bigots I’ve ever seen.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
I learned the hard way that using a persons name instead of desired pronoun is a major offense.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
It’s dangerous to complain about this stuff. Was at one place that routinely trashed white males, of which I happened to be. Caught hell when I tried to push back. Sadly this seems like it’s becoming the norm.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
HAML and coffeescript.
nullserver
·5 years ago·discuss
Browser support and consistency got a lot better.

JavaScript was a minefield of compatibility problems. Many intentional, cough: Microsoft.

Jquery was awesome because it dealt with most of that