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Amending Gendered Language in Episode 8 #838

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OMahoneyM opened this issue Aug 30, 2021 · 1 comment
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Amending Gendered Language in Episode 8 #838

OMahoneyM opened this issue Aug 30, 2021 · 1 comment
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@OMahoneyM
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@OMahoneyM OMahoneyM commented Aug 30, 2021

In Episode 8: Collaborating, there are many gendered pronouns that should be changed to better fit with the model of inclusivity that the Carpentries has built.

To accept access to the Owner’s repo, the Collaborator needs to go to https://github.com/notifications. Once there she can accept access to the Owner’s repo.

  • The second sentence is a bit vague so could be rewritten as "Once there, the Collaborator can accept access to the Owner's repo." Though the thought is a bit redundant so it would read better if the second sentence was dropped all together.

Next, the Collaborator needs to download a copy of the Owner’s repository to her machine. This is called “cloning a repo”.

To clone the Owner’s repo into her Desktop folder, the Collaborator enters:

The Collaborator can now make a change in her clone of the Owner’s repository, exactly the same way as we’ve been doing before:

  • In all three instances her should be changed to their as to not introduce any potentially demotivating language particularly to gender non-conforming learners.
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@kekoziar kekoziar commented Dec 23, 2021

@OMahoneyM I like this suggestion. I'd like to emphasize (for future reference) that since Dracula is gendered male, we need to be careful that we do not eliminate all female references, but add non-binary ones so everyone is represented in the lesson.

@kekoziar kekoziar added good first issue help wanted labels Dec 23, 2021
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