Dne 18. 06. 20 v 14:27 Mark Rotteveel napsal(a):
Depending on the context, other usable terms to replace master could be agency hive primary conductor captain schemer guide
Oh dear! Master is a "title" linked to top authority and professionalism in specific area (context) - like Master of ... Arts etc, it's not necessarily linked to power, or God forbid the slavery. Equivalent word/term/title exists in all languages. Hence using such term in any context to refer to top authority in given area is simple, clear, and easily translated to other languages (which is the primary reason why it's so popular).
And for slave:
"Slave" was an unfortunate choice as it has only one "hard" meaning in english. For non-native english speakers, it's natural to translate "slave" to word equivalent to "subordinate" in their native language, hence they mostly don't see it offensive as native english speakers, and for many the "slave" word may be pronounced more easily than "subordinate" or other replacement.
But this cleansing crusade has nothing to do with masters and slaves, neither with common good. It's just frustration of people weaponized and redirected to wrong target, as eradicating words from our vocabulary achieves nothing positive for our societies. It will only shift us toward '84 where Hate is Love, Peace is War etc. Slaves and slavery is deeply part of our lives, we are slaves of our habits, many work conditions are pure slavery, parents can enslave their children physically and emotionally etc. and eradicating the word will not change that. In fact, as human mind needs words and images to operate, loosing words can (over few generations) effectively cripple our capacity to think about affected topics, which in turn will limit our capacity to solve linked problems.
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