I set my Spotify language to German and noticed many words have asterisks in them and I can’t figure out why.
#Asterisks?
woven ruin
In German this is called "Gendern". It´s basically the same as writing Die "Künstlerinnen und Künstler." only that you more or less combine the two endings with an asterisk. This is done for inclusion purposes.
brave bison
ohhhh that makes so much more sense thank you
woven ruin
np
hearty sinew
Most people don't like it tho so be prepared for that
tight dust
Most people don't like it tho so be prepared for that
to write it in short like that?
fringe lake
to write it in short like that?
some people just really hate change and think it's unnecessary because of their personal worldviews
wouldn't really worry about it, if you want to use it, go for it, if you don't, don't
it's just there to be more inclusive of everybody
hearty sinew
Well it's not exactly the most beautiful thing to read, can cause issues with screen readers, cause difficulties for foreigners and dyslexic people, there's no universal system so people use /, _, *, :, etc. its real world effects on inclusivity aren't fully researched and sometimes it's kinda not possible like with Koch*in/Köch*in.
Just get ready for the obligatory "oh my god you're doing it you wanna make our kids gay"
fringe lake
Not gonna state what I think about that because this is probably better suited for #archived-sensitive-topics