male/female did always seem weird to me to call plugs. It would be better if they were just called insertive/receptive. It’s much more self-explanatory and appropriate.
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Shard@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Have you seen the one where the company says we shouldn’t use the terms male/female in a technical setting because it implies only 2 genders and apparently genders exist on some sort of spectrum?
So I emailed HR to ask for alternative suggestions and if I had permission to ports and connectors as penis and vagina connectors. I think this will be an important discussion because the have the director of HR, legal and my manager scheduled for a meeting next week.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
5redie8@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
At least were not still using IDE…
alr@programming.dev 1 year ago
NEMA has called them “plugs” and “receptacles” for decades.
Shard@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What about mechanical components like pipe connectors?
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Don’t forget about nipples: www.homedepot.com/p/…/100204171
Shard@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You have to say mammary points!
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
Incidentally, there’s a reasonably wide range of connectors that don’t fit traditional identities. Some, like most USB connectors, have a situation where there’s a male prong in the middle of a ‘female’ connector.
Others, like Anderson Powerpole, are fully self-mating.
amanaftermidnight@lemmy.world 1 year ago
most USB connectors, have a situation where there’s a male prong in the middle of a ‘female’ connector.
A little role-reversal play 😳
MrAlex@kbin.social 1 year ago
I love trolling over silly policy decisions!
Joking aside, I think "insertive" and "receptive" work just fine while also being more technically accurate.
Shard@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Joking aside I have no dog in this fight. Just tell me what to call it.
Although its a pain in the ass because I work in a country where english is a second language. And technical terms are all borrowed from English. So it may get hilarious when we have to write purchase specs or give instructions to our vendors. They’ll be scratching their heads for a bit.