On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 09:55:57AM +0100, Ben Brown wrote: > Hi all, > > Sorry for the very late response, I'm aware a resolution has been made at > this point, but since I had a response drafted: > > On 07/07/17 16:12, Daniel Silverstone wrote > > http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/index.php?title=Community_anti-harassment%2... > > > I agree with that delta and would be pleased to update the Gitano covenant with > > it since being held to inaction would be daft. > > :) > > > > My personal gripe is with the "Reverse' -isms" line, as that almost seems > > > contradictory to the statement that everyone should be free from harassment, > > > since it reads as if it officially sanctioning discrimination against a > > > supposed dominant or majority group. > <snip> > > Dominance is not about "this group of people are more powerful" necessarily > > (given I'd say that while I'm in a minority, I am probably the most powerful > > member of the community right now given how it is constructed), but simply > > about being predominant in the sense of 'strength in numbers'. > > I understand. My own ineloquence (?) didn't help my case here. I was trying > to outline that discrimination of any kind, against any individual (or > group), should be taken with equal concern and treatment, if we're aiming > for equality :) So there's apparently much debate in other FOSS projects about this stuff. I think broadly it sucks, it brings politics into coding when coding should be as apolitical as possible (Yes I know GPL is politics, but aside from that how about let's just write code and have fun).