Hi, > It seems that referring to the rest of the team as "guys", even if > technically being gender neutral, is perceived as sexist and to be less > welcoming to female and other gender people by a lot of people.
It a bit more nuanced than that, the word is just not an inclusive word and there no real need to use it unless actually referring to a bunch of men. I wouldn’t cut yourself up about it if you accidentally use it, just be empathic that other people may not have the some understanding of the word and it’s use as you do. I posted this in the other discussion, it’s a useful read [1]. This may also give some context. [2] Thanks, Justin 1. http://thagomizer.com/blog/2017/09/29/we-don-t-do-that-here.html 2. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/08/guys-gender-neutral/568231/ P.S You might of noticed a small change I did to one of you PRs the other week (in another project), it was subtle so you may of missed it.
