Word suggestion - 'Dude', 'Bro', 'Guys' and 'mate'

[vigneshvelu]

I asked @tatianamac on Twitter about the word 'dude'. She said these gender codified language belong in the app. Creating a new issue. Thank you, @tatianamac

Here is the tweet: https://twitter.com/TatianaTMac/status/1262982728481300480

I think dude—and other gender codified language—has its place in the app (and would welcome > you filing an issue).

First time, I was corrected when I used 'Hey guys' was by a slack bot. It made sense to me then and I understood I had to change. I find it difficult at first but I have improved a lot since.

I read this discussion in the comments of r/webdev subreddit. A person was educating why the usage of 'dude' was wrong. Like always, he was downvoted. There was a common trend in those discussions. "We use it as a gender neutral term. It is you who is thinking about the gender." These words are used by some female friends in passing. I understand subconsciously these small biases add up and this gender gap takes place. I know these words belong here. But how do I explain what's wrong with them? (May be not the place to ask either. Sorry about that.)

[lkopacz]

@vigneshvelu I would personally use some of the templates that display the issues, impact, usage tips, and alt words.

Here are a few examples:

• Crazy - Ableist Language
• Sanity Check - Ableist Language

[oakthielbar]

I'd be happy to start on a definition for this.