Re: Debian supports pridemonth?
On Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 10:10:53AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@debian.org> writes:
>
> > Why should Debian honor people in the US of one specific race?
>
> Because they are part of our community and the gesture would be meaningful
> to them. To me, this is like asking why Debian should be acknowledge the
> death of a contributor, or why Debian should congratulate a project member
> on a major life milestone, or celebrate a project member winning an award.
>
> We do things like this because we are not a computer program. We are a
> community of living, breathing people who care about each other and who
> want to celebrate and support and welcome each other.
>...
It is also a meaningful gesture if some people are
excluded from being welcomed.
Would Debian honor a month of white heterosexual men?
White heterosexual men are also living, breathing people,
and they might actually be a majority of contributors.
Many people are offended by the fact that it is always
the same groups that are being welcomed.
cu
Adrian
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