Well, for some British ppl "guys" (plural) is gender neutral for others it seems it is not :/ I have always considered gender neutral, otherwise I would have not used it. Just to clarify it further.
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Just some more thoughts on this: I'm not sure
@zerdeve meant specifically you. I thought she meant that we should not assume bad intention behind using a word like 'guys' given our priors. That is why I thought I'd clarify that (obviously) no bad intention was assumed. -
Further, for what it's worth, I wanted to really clarify to
@twitemp1 that there was no intention to make words 'taboo'. I have been the recipient of silencing-by-taboo-tactic and know how suffocating that can be. Don't want to do this to anyone. -
Agreed with all the above. I certainly didn't assume any negative intent behind "guys" at all. We all make slips.
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I would hope any and all of you would feel free enough to let me know if I use/used a phrase that is exclusionary. I know it can be very stressful to ask another person to change even the tiniest amount, but often it's worth it and often on Twitter people listen when i do it.
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(wrong tag again btw ;) )
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I'm pre coffee. Removed the wrong one. The right one is tagged regardless.
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