Some of you kids are overreacting a
bit too much. Alex is not going to be the default skin for everybody. They would never change the default character that has been there since the beginning of Minecraft. Alex is simply there for the new skinny arms. The skinny arms are going to be an
option, and Alex is also an option for those who don't have skins but want the skinny arms. Besides, the ponytail is androgynous, Alex is a girl and boy name, that tunic can be worn by anybody, and all genders can have skinny arms. So Alex is an okay choice for anybody! Still don't know why changing skins is so hard for people...but I like it! I really do love Alex.
So for anybody wondering about Alex or any other thing about 1.8,
here's Jeb's twitter:
https://twitter.com/jeb_ (all the developer also have twitters)
And here's the Tumblr pager for Minecraft updates:
http://www.mcupdate.tumblr.com/*feels like that awkward Mojang sponsor