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That's my argument against saying the term master/slave is confusing. Like you said, some people found it offensive, there's no credible argument that says it w
by malvosenior 8y ago
That's my argument against saying the term master/slave is confusing. Like you said, some people found it offensive, there's no credible argument that says it was confusing (although people are trying to make it).
My argument against making the change is that it's high risk for a functional NOOP.
- bigiain 8y agoA "functional NOOP" for people with a particular privilege. Rosa Parks would have risked much less and still have gotten home if she'd given up her bus seat. Would that have been a "functional NOOP" too? (Edit: In rereading this I can see it might be taken as accusative or aggressive. It's not intended in that way, and certainly not intended to accuse you personally of overprivilege or racism...)
- malvosenior 8y agoI didn't take it as a personal attack (and didn't downvote you) but I don't agree. There was an actual rule in place that Rosa Parks had to stand up against, not just terminology she was uncomfortable with. I think it's not safe to assume people who are from minority groups or people from underprivileged backgrounds have a problem with this (source, myself). When you experience actual racism, something like this looks pretty silly. I'm in agreement with antirez. I wouldn't use these terms in a new project, but their use for the past half a century should be pretty uncontroversial and definitely not cause for mass mobbing/shaming...