Are you referring to the behaviour described here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g4oh2GGZOsucZfT1YJ5wjDUS... (for instance using the words "guys", "stupid" and "crazy") or something else?
Sorry, English is not my native language, and I’m genuinely interested because I’ve been using this word quite often and didn’t know it’s offensive.
Just as "guys" don't like to get called "girls".
>guys: Informal Persons of either sex.
I guess it’s one of those differences between British and American English. Good to know, because it seems like one could easily get in trouble for using it incorrectly (in the British sense) in the US!
Thanks!
Also please be aware that many comments here are complaining about complaints of a minority (among developers) they don't belong to.
It's really not a big surprise that white male developers don't quite get why black female developers feel offended. Maybe something to think about...
And even if you don't agree that something is offense-worthy, please just acknowledge that some people genuinely do feel that way and that most of them are actually silent on the issue, exactly because of the reactions on display here.
Only among people who think just because everybody should change how they talk to accommodate their (frequently updated) ideologies...
I found a page[0] with more info and link references to multiple sources that seems to explain everything in detail.
[0]: https://dev.to/aryanjnyc/ken-wheeler-and-dan-abramov-deactiv...