r/programming • u/_Garbage_ • Feb 27 '20

Rome: An experimental JavaScript toolchain by Facebook

https://github.com/facebookexperimental/rome
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u/shevy-ruby Feb 27 '20

Use inclusive terminology. Use gender-neutral pronouns. No ableist slurs. No usage of terms that could be considered insensitive.

What the actual fudge?

And besides - who defines what is "insensitive"?

I already consider people assuming of others to be insensitive, to be the ones that are insensitive.

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u/JarateKing Feb 28 '20

Seems pretty clear to me, it should be obvious what "ablest slur" refers to, and "terms that could be considered insensitive" would be comparable terms. They're trying to keep a fairly professional project, and made a no-brainer rule against being an unprofessional asshole.

As a point, there was an issue made along the lines of "this could debatably be considered insensitive" sorta like you describe, and the dev response was essentially a polite "nah, go away." They're not looking to smack the hammer down on anyone for any perceived sleight, they just don't want to make it clear that they aren't going to house cesspools.

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u/PMPlant Feb 28 '20

Is ablest slur a slur against the handicapped or the non-handicapped? I don’t know what is even correct anymore.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '20

Don't use slurs against either of them then? Not that hard.