Sexism in the Ruby community: how does the Python community manage it?

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:22:47 -0400, random832 wrote:

> While this flippant usage of "Nazi" (based on, as I understand it,
> Seinfeld's "soup nazi") may be offensive, it has nothing to do with
> sexism. If the scope of this discussion is to be offensive module names
> generally, then the subject line should have mentioned that.

Almost one entire branch of my family (maternal grandfather's side) were 
murdered in the Nazi death camps during the Holocaust, but what I find 
offensive is the idea that all figurative or non-historical mention of 
the Nazis ought to be verboten. (I know that's not what *you* wrote, but 
others, the more earnest left-wing politically-correct types in 
particular, have said such things.) I'm particularly disturbed by the 
idea that I personally ought to be offended by terms such as "soup nazi" 
or "grammar nazi", and if I'm not, there's something wrong with me.

Let me tell you a true story: a Jewish friend of mine got a tattoo[1]. 
When her Holocaust-survivor grandfather found out, he rolled up the 
sleeve of his shirt, pointed to the ID tattooed on his forearm, and said 
"I got a tattoo too, and I got it for free."

Now that's class.

There is nothing wrong with "pep8nazi", and to paraphrase Stephen Fry, if 
you're offended, so what? There is no guarantee that you will go through 
life never seeing anything that offends you.



[1] Well, technically she got more than one. But she wasn't going to 
admit to the others to her grandfather.

-- 
Steven