cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45468903
Wait, so Firefox is switching to (web)Kit?
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A correction to make from the research I did:
Mozilla did not say that Kit is non-binary or uses they/them pronouns. Nor did they use they/them pronouns for Kit in official material. They pointedly avoided using pronouns for Kit at all, to keep it ambiguous. It seems like their intention is for the user to see Kit as whatever gender they want Kit to be.
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It's interpreted.
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What, what gender was the original logo? Did anyone here even think of the firefox logo having a gender? Or am i just out of touch?
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This is how you do a non gendered mascot, it's clearly a fox. Fucking Salesforce and its horrible "Astro" which has no gender, also, no ethnicity, wears several costumes on top of each other AND has no mouth.
It's the perfect corporate identity : a being deprived of cultural origin, identity and opinions.
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Assigning a gender identity to a browser icon will surely change society.
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Brainlets are getting pissed off over the gender pronouns of a cartoon fox while the real thing to be pissed off about is that this mascot represents their intention to go all-in on shoving AI features into Firefox. Kit is going to be their Claude, Siri, "Hey Google", etc.
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What was particularly binary about the old mascot?
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Who talks to a mascot?
Why the fuck does Firefox need non binary mascot?
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Was war denn das alte Maskottchen? Das Tier im Logo hätte ich zumindest nie als ein spezifisches Geschlecht bestimmen können.
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I think we should just rename the browser Transfox, Pridefox or Queerfox and get it over with.
And develop the idea of colorways to allow users to express themselves even more, by having costumes (themes) that feels sexy. Perhaps some naked feets in there.
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