From: David Masover Date: 2008-08-24T09:54:37+09:00 Subject: Re: A Mascot... On Friday 22 August 2008 17:14:13 Rick DeNatale wrote: > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Gregory Brown wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Pablo Q. wrote: > > > I like it! :D, but If you haven´t read all post before please do it, > > > > > > > 3. Ruby already have one ( an pretty manga-girl, with a nude version! > > cool, > > > isn´t it?). > > > > 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. > > > > Well FWIW, I just showed Ruby to a female coworker, and she thought that: > 1) She was cute and > 2) The nude version showed that she was both flexible, and quite > appropriate for Ruby the language, agile! I think it's interesting what the reaction is... The most valid response, so far, has been "Ruby doesn't need a mascot!" And to those people, I would say, "Why would you care if it does?" It's been a long time since I've thought about penguins, and I use Linux every day. What seems very strange is that more people seem to be saying "Oh no, what if someone was offended by it?" than "I, personally, am offended." Are we that bad that all it takes is the _possibility_ of puritanical outrage to make us back down?