The Oxford English Dictionary gives two definitions to the word "sexualize":
1. To attribute sex or gender to (a person or thing); to endow with male or female characteristics. 2. To make (a person or thing) sexual; to endow with erotic nature or character. The supporting quotations in the OED make clear that the editor wanted to differentiate between usage of this word with and without erotic or sensual connotations. The second sense of "sexualize" as applied to the Julia programming language is clearly not permitted by our community standards. Since many people do not clearly distinguish between the two senses of the word, we have decided to make a conscious effort to also avoid the first sense of the word, to the best extent possible. I hope this post clarifies our intention regarding the choice of wording of our community standards, and we welcome all community support to provide an inclusive and diverse environment for free and open source software development.
