> "Ugly" is very obviously a slur. It carries a dark meaning *and* it's still > being actively used towards people. Honestly, I can't imagine someone > cheering up when they see that word, especially if they're self-conscious > about their appearance or were told they were "ugly" at some point of their > life.
Many things are slurs for this reason. This thread has suggested “hairy” which will have the exact same problem. “Smell” as in “code smell” has bad connotations for every man who has ever been a teenager and I’m guessing for many women too. At least we use “ugly” for cars or trees, but “hairy” and “smelly” not so much. I’d like to see some better suggestions for replacements here. The Zen is trying to express what the Python community feels about how code looks and feels, and just removing this point would make the Zen less reflective of the actual values we share. / Anders _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
