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  • BabySnakes0

    I had to tread lightly in explaining to the all women design team that just because you set the "font-weight: 300" in html emails, doesn't mean the users will see it that way. Even though it looks good on your computer.

    Also that Helvetica isn't installed on Windows by default and that their font hasn't been looking right for a while now.

    I think i haven't pissed off anyone.

    • thumbs uppango
    • Never mention a lady's font-weight.Fax_Benson
    • Bit weird though. Why would you need to tread carefully because they're all women?Fax_Benson
    • I didn't want to mansplain, something i thought designers should know.BabySnakes
    • You are an absolute master of a certain beloved form of joke, fax. I put on a hat so that I may doff it to you.Nairn
    • The lighter the weight, the lighter the tread. That’s never been a saying, right?Ianbolton
    • Did they womansplain to you why they haven’t acted on this issue?jagara
    • You should add a disclaimer: I'm super woke and don't want to 'mansplain' this to you. 'Mansplaining' is when a man...mort_
    • lol mort_Nairn
    • I would have asked for a 'safe space' before speaking to them.shapesalad

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