[razille]

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[nar001]

Probably not intended as such but "actual female woman" is also a bit disrespectful, since it implies that trans women aren't "actual female women", why not use cis? It gets your point across and doesn't imply anything else.

[mrweasel]

> why not use cis?

Because some people don't use that term to describe themselves either, even if that is what they biologically are. CIS is a pretty good term, because it's very technically correct. Sadly many have been on the receiving end of debates where it is used a a slur, and considers it hurtful.

[account42]

The truth is not disrespectful.

[userbinator]

I think a lot of people just don't pay attention to the domain name or anything else besides the actual content.

[razille]

I agree that much of this is unconscious bias. But it still grates.

[dominicrose]

Then why do we even talk about "pronouns" and don't just say: "BTW she's a woman not a man." Simpler times.

[stavros]

> I mean it's bad enough that most people in this thread saw a cool engineering project and made a default assumption of male.

Is your issue with the fact that people assumed the author was male, specifically, or with the fact that people assumed at all?

[aussieguy1234]

I see, I guess this is the other scenario where wrong pronouns can be used.