From: Suraj Kurapati Date: 2008-08-23T08:59:58+09:00 Subject: Re: A Mascot... Gregory Brown wrote: > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Rick DeNatale > wrote: >>> I think the girl is cute, but especially the nude version is a bit >>> patronizing. We should think about what female programmers will think >>> of Ruby upon encountering that. I'm sure the feelings will be varied, >>> but I suspect that'd seem a bit offensive to at least some people. >> >> How many of you male > programmers would like a large, muscular, naked man as our Ruby logo? Why is everyone so focused on the nude drawing? There _are_ *other* drawings on that page you know! In particular, this one embodies all the cuteness of Ruby-chan without being offensive to Westerners: http://www.yoshidam.net/Ruby-chan/rbcc2.gif We should appreciate the fact that, in the spirit of the Ruby language's TIMTOWTDI philosophy, Yoshida-san has drawn *several* variations of the mascot on our behalf. Choose the one that suits you best and be happy! enjoy if drawings.find {|d| self.acceptable? d } NOT: complain unless drawings.all? {|d| self.acceptable? d } ma-ttaku! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.