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Zoe has gone woke

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MrsSnippyPants · 29/03/2020 15:11

I’m sure they were asking for your ‘sex at birth’ previously?

Zoe has gone woke
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MrsSnippyPants · 29/03/2020 16:26

Here's the email Tarty

"I've spotted a bug, or would like to suggest a feature - where should I send it?
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This is a not for profit app that was produced in a very short development time, therefore we admit there may be a bug or two. We welcome any and all feedback about our app in the relevant app store, or at [email protected]. Please bear with us as we resolve these issues."

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Tartyflette · 29/03/2020 16:12

I joined about four days ago and it definitely said male or female then, i noticed it and approved.
It seems just bonkers to change it in the light of what we are beginning to find out about different effects of the virus on men and women.
Who do I email about this?

ahumanfemale · 29/03/2020 16:09

If it's for something that important then it's shocking that they are pandering to the whim of a minority. Presumably the idea is for data from the majority of the population. The majority of Brits would definitely not say that the doctor randomly assigned them a sex at birth. To pander to people who don't understand biology is ridiculous in this situation, even more than many others.

I presume they're just going to ignore the gender ID, because it's totally irrelevant!

MayTheGodsBeEverInYourFavour · 29/03/2020 16:04

Given that the virus has a higher mortality rate for males, & it's so far unclear why, clear data is essential. However it may be necessary for now to appease the woke brigade in order to obtain it.

I personally have an issue with the term "assigned" in relation to a person's sex. Like there was a quota that needed to be fulfilled & someone went round with a clipboard, arbitrarily deciding who was to be male & female.

MrsWednesdayteatime · 29/03/2020 16:03

I downloaded it (perhaps on Wednesday) it definitely asked something like "Sex at birth", so they've definitely been got at in the mean time. I thought I'd taken a screenshot of it on my phone but can't find it now,

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MrsSnippyPants · 29/03/2020 15:58

Anyway, it has annoyed me so I have emailed them. Why not just use clear, simple language? No need for any 'assigned' nonsense. It is unhelpful and inaccurate.
We need GOOD data, segregated by SEX, and anything that can cause confusion should not be there.

I think they have been got at.

covid.joinzoe.com/

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MrsSnippyPants · 29/03/2020 15:45

The Covid tracker app

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ahumanfemale · 29/03/2020 15:42

Who or what is Woke Zoe?

BlackForestCake · 29/03/2020 15:32

What's Zoe?