GNU bug report logs - #61325
30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>

Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 16:02:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 61325 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:04:07 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> For comparison, AFAIU, joking around skin colour and race is considered
>> more insulting than joking around sex. In other cultures, the situation
>> is opposite. Would you accept joking around human races on Emacs
>> manuals?
>
> Who is overgeneralizing now?
>
> Are there such jokes in our manuals?

I was trying to provide illustration that helps to understand the
perspective of non-USA user. Apparently, it was not helpful. Feel free
to ignore this kind of example. The previous two paragraphs are the main
statement.

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