On 2020-06-07 14:46, Laura Smith wrote: >> The point here is >> that maybe this is just a small, insignificant, easy change that could >> be done that might make black folks feel less excluded and more >> interested in participating. > > > Give me a break. > > Master/Slave, Blacklist/Whitelist in computing making black folks feel > excluded ? > > For heavens sake ! Talk about clutching at straws in your argument.
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I consider the terms whitelist and blacklist (and blackhole) to be entirely neutral. On the other, it is difficult to argue that the terms master/slave are *not* problematic. I'm quite certain they were not *chosen* with any malicious intent. Nevertheless... -- Phil Stracchino Babylon Communications ph...@caerllewys.net p...@co.ordinate.org Landline: +1.603.293.8485 Mobile: +1.603.998.6958
