@DejahEntendu Back in the day @ghoulpus was selling a line of shirts that were all in women’s sizes and said “ladies is gender neutral” and when men asked about size conversions xe deadpan was “oh, maybe you have a girlfriend who can help you figure out your size” — really leaned into “what if men in tech were treated the way women and nonbinary folks are.” I hope it was a learning experience for some dudes.
For myself, 20 years in Texas means I’m comfortable using “y’all” to address a group.

@DejahEntendu I've been trying really hard to use non-gendered language like this. I like:

• citizens
• humans
• delicious friends
• foolish mortals

@DejahEntendu I have been working very hard for years to use "folks", "y'all", or my native "yinz", but every so often a "guys" slips out to cover mixed company and I wince the instant it escapes my lips.

@DejahEntendu @ghoulpus I knew a dude who would push back on the use of guys and when a man tried to tell him "guys is gender-neutral" would respond with "Oh, really? How many guys have you fucked?"