Xenia, the fox girl mascot of Linux, was first designed in 1996 by Alan Mackey. She was meant to be an alternative to Tux, the official mascot.

She had fallen into obscurity, but was noticed by a Twitter user in 2019 and was redrawn as a fox girl. But as it turned out, Xenia was originally meant to be male! The original creator, Alan, was cool with this, saying “It matches the transition of a lot of the smartest, nerdiest Linux users I know” and “And sure, you made her trans!”.

So now we have a trans Linux mascot. And I think that’s neat.

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  • manuallybreathing
    5·
    6 days ago
    struggle sesh discussion of 'gossip'

    sorry im posting this here, the thread I was responding to has been locked but not removed, I am not here for a debate, fine for mods to delete if desired

    look at the root for gossip

    >Old English godsibb “sponsor, godparent,” from God + sibb “relative” (see sibling). The sense was extended in Middle English to “a familiar acquaintance, a friend, neighbor” (c. 1300), especially to women friends invited to attend a birth, later to “anyone engaging in familiar or idle talk” (1560s).

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/gossip

    because it can be used in an offensive and condescending way, does not make it so. Women talking to each other is an important part of how we keep communities safe. I have been attacked and driven out of spaces for ‘gossip’ wherein I was trying to remove a predator.

    there are no positive connotations for the dunk tank, these arent equivalent.

    If you think gossip is a misogynistic term then examine yourself.

    • imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      9·
      6 days ago

      this isn’t something i have a developed take on but i don’t think posting the etymology of the word is persuasive at all. linguistic prescriptivism is pointless and unserious, obviously what matters is how it’s used and its connotations in a modern context.

    • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      9·
      6 days ago
      spoiler

      I have always heard gossip used with a misogynistic undertone. I don’t know what to tell you if you don’t have that experience.

      I have been attacked and driven out of spaces for ‘gossip’

      Tell me more about the positive connotations of the word, please.

      If you think gossip is a misogynistic term then examine yourself.

      I have and don’t use it.

      • manuallybreathing
        5·
        6 days ago

        i think I agree with you, sorry, I was just mad at the locked vibes post

        thanks for checking me I needed that

    • Luna [she/her, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

      Did you mean to post this in the trans mega or the new admin post?

      If here, probably should add a containment CW since it’s a struggle sesh topic. Other mods might remove either way, idk.

      • manuallybreathing
        3·
        6 days ago

        Sorry you’re right I spoilered it, i didnt realise there was a new admin mega for it I’ll crosspost it there and delete here actually forget it, I’ll leave it because our comrade corrected me

        • Luna [she/her, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          There’s no hard-line rule on CWs for struggle sesh topics, but I think it’s better to be safe than sorry, especially for comrades who may be mentally burnt out.