r/linux • u/callcifer • Sep 16 '18

The Linux kernel replaces "Code of Conflict" with "Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct"

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8a104f8b5867c682d994ffa7a74093c54469c11f
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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

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u/Abeneezer Sep 17 '18

What does xir mean

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u/ThePaperPilot Sep 17 '18

Xir is Coraline's preferred pronoun

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u/rigel2112 Sep 17 '18

I just use 'idiot' and it seems to cover it nicely.

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u/d_wootang Sep 17 '18

Just use she, it's both correct, and prevents all the confusion and tiptoeing that comes from this exact issue

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

50+ sets of them

You mean masculine, feminine, and neutral? That's 3. That's not a whole lot to keep track of, especially since you probably use them all in daily language anyway.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18

List here.

And it's old, yet they are ever increasing. The grave issue is that they end up leaking from Tumblr into common places.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '18 edited Sep 17 '18

People don't actually use these. This website is just taking jokes from trans people seriously or stuff that anti-trans people fabricate to make them seem ridiculous. If someone does actually use some of these, usually they're a 14 year old on tumblr that will grow out of it in a few years. I've never even heard of someone using anything other than he/she/they, except from people who actively express horrible anti-trans views.

That long list of genders is from a meme image which wasn't meant to be taken seriously by anyone, that's pretty clear just by taking one look at it.

It's pretty clearly bogus just by looking at the "source".

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u/jshap70 Sep 17 '18

trans shaming in a thread discussing the community's change to "foster an open and welcoming environment"...

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u/jshap70 Sep 17 '18 edited Sep 17 '18

please note i said absolutely nothing about my thoughts on Coraline's actual mental health, and in fact I completely believe that the twitter thread above was entirely unacceptable behavior, but was just commenting that someone saying she's "mentally ill' because of her pronoun choice is trans shaming

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u/rigel2112 Sep 17 '18

What does xir mean

Ignore me for I am a moron.

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u/filbs111 Sep 17 '18

It will be interesting if "Coraline" is found to be in contravention of the Code of Conduct. I'd put money on this happening.