Regarding whitelist/blacklist I haven't seen evidence that 1. It originates from a racist usage. 2. It is primarily used with reference to racist ideas. I sti

Regarding whitelist/blacklist I haven't seen evidence that 1. It originates from a racist usage. 2. It is primarily used with reference to racist ideas. I still think that there may be reason to change it: e.g. allowlist/blocklist may be more easily understood, but whitelist/blacklist may be more easy to recall (since it is more standard terminology). Interestingly, along the same lines as whitelist/blacklist, certain Chinese and Japanese have historically called Caucasians red-haired peoples, with connotations of otherness. One wonders if in another century someone would argue to change the colors of the red-black tree.