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What possible positive result could this have? It's going to be used to shame people out of conversations, exclusively.

https://share.america.gov/why-do-many-americans-list-pronoun...

https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/why-do-people-share-their-pro...

> The main reason why many people choose to include their pronouns, even if they are cisgender, is because it ‘normalises and encourages discussions around gender’.

Why do we want to "normalise" or "encourage" discussion around gender on a source control platform?

I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.

> discussion around gender on a source control platform

Given how many sites use Github for login, it's also an identity platform.

> I can't see it as anything but an utterly pointless waste of time.

Okay.

Great news, it's good to see this become more widely adopted across sites that handle identity.

My gender is icecream gender, and I wish they would allow me to use 'Ice/Icem' as a pronoun.

Ooh it is time!