On 4 Apr 2020, at 22:48, Saiph Savage <saiphc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The project being proposed is sexist and transphobic. You can’t be polite. > > Kudos to J.M Faer for raising a voice. We would not normalize that these > types of projects are acceptable.
You can raise your voice and disagree wholeheartedly whilst still being polite. Even if someone is a huge bigot that doesn't give you free rein to be rude, as tempting and justifiable as it *feels*. Jess > On Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 1:59 PM Miriam Ruiz <mir...@debian.org> wrote: >> El vie., 3 abr. 2020 a las 15:42, J. M. Faer (<hello@jmf.codes>) escribió: >> > No, no, no. You’re looking for a woman’s free labor for an inherently, >> > irreparably sexist and transphobic project. >> >> El sáb., 4 abr. 2020 a las 19:06, J. M. Faer (<hello@jmf.codes>) escribió: >> > And what I’m saying is that there are more than two genders in this world, >> > and you are trying to use machine learning to erase anyone who is not male >> > or female. >> > The entire concept of gender detection by name is bunk. >> >> While it is okay to disagree with someone else's projects, goals or >> ideas, and to be verbose about it, in my opinion we're getting quite >> close to being unacceptably unpolite here. >> >> Greetings, >> Miry > > -- > Sent from my iphone
