Listens for mentions of 'guys' and responds with helpful alternatives. The original idea came from Adrienne Marshall.
In hubot project repo, run:
npm install hubot-guys --save
Then add hubot-guys to your external-scripts.json:
["hubot-guys"]user1>> What's up guys?
hubot>> Why not try 'buds' instead?
Because language is an important part of the way we communicate our culture and can affect those around us. By addressing people with a gender-specific word you can subtly exclude those who don't self-identify as 'guys'.
Getting Hubot (or the original Slackbot) to gently remind people they're using language that can exclude, struck me as a nice way to encourage people to be more inclusive.
If you want a longer explanation, Jenée Desmond-Harris wrote an article on this on Vox