‘SEND THIS ILLNESS BACK’: OLA’S BHAVISH AGGARWAL CRITICISES NON-BINARY PRONOUNS, SPARKS DEBATE
Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO of Ola, has triggered a debate on X with his opinion on non-binary pronouns. Aggarwal shared a screenshot of LinkedIn’s AI bot introducing him as “they” and “them”, and criticised the “politics of this pronouns illness”.
“Bhavish Aggarwal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Olacabs.com, a position they have held since September 2010. They have a background in technology and innovation, with previous roles at Microsoft Research India as an Assistant Researcher and Research Intern. Bhavish completed their B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Their skills include Team Management, Market Research, Business Development, and more, contributing significantly to the technology, information and internet industry,” the AI bot’s reply to a query read.
Circling the “theys” and “theirs” used in the reply, Aggarwal wrote, “Most of us in India have no clue about politics of this pronouns illness. People do it because it’s become expected in our corporate culture, especially MNCs.”
“Better to send this illness back where it came from. Our culture has always had respect for all. No need for new pronouns,” he added.
Take a look at the post here:
https://twitter.com/bhash/status/1787210812450635786
Bhavish Aggarwal’s opinion on pronouns drew varied reactions. While a section of X users backed him, others advocated non-binary pronouns. A user wrote, “The only solution is to not fall prey to the Woke trap. Hoping OLA stays bhartiya.” Another user commented, “You have some nerve to say this when every company you have started is like a cheap knockoff a west counterpart.”
“That ship has sailed sir. Every HR department is shoving the latest woke policies down everyone’s throats,” a third user reacted. “I totally agree with you,” another user said.
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