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Alternative definition.. reminds me of 'alternative facts'. There is a clear definition that is out, and if someone knows it but continues to choose to define

Alternative definition.. reminds me of 'alternative facts'. There is a clear definition that is out, and if someone knows it but continues to choose to define it as something offensive, that is their problem. I don't cave to willfully ignorant people. It is painfully obvious that you just weaponize the word 'welcoming'. If someone does not do what you want them to do, then they are 'unwelcoming'. Given that I did address your points and talked about what being welcoming really looks like in terms of human decency, it's also clear that you didn't even read my thoughts, which to me says a lot about your own empathy.

JMTQp8lwXL 6y ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+master https://www.google.com/search?q=define+master HISTORICAL a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves. "he acceded to his master's wishes" For clarity's sake, are you asserting this definition isn't valid? Also, nothing is defined as 'offensive'. It's subjective. When you say the usage of the word 'master' is innocuous, for example, that's subjective. It isn't a fact.
- dbsmith83 6y ago
  For clarity's sake, yes, I am saying that historical definition for master branch is not valid. Click on the "Electronics" button. That is the valid one. You can see in the comments section here where this is explicitly called out. Why is the historical one not valid? Because context matters. We are not talking about the word master itself, we are talking about it in a context. Master branch was not defined using the historical definition. In our case here, it refers to the electronics definition. The English language is completely full of words where meanings have changed and are different depending on the context. Using your logic, we would not only be renaming master branch, but also removing all other contexts, like 'mastery' of a discipline, or the record industry's 'master copy', or even terms like 'maestro' in music. If you take something out of context, it can be offensive to someone--no doubt, but that is why context matters. Going thru the English language to find every word that used to mean one thing we don't like and then removing all modern usages which don't even mean the same thing in a different context is mindbogglingly silly, costly, and frankly, puritanical.

JMTQp8lwXL 6y ago

https://www.google.com/search?q=define+master https://www.google.com/search?q=define+master HISTORICAL a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves. "he acceded to his master's wishes" For clarity's sake, are you asserting this definition isn't valid? Also, nothing is defined as 'offensive'. It's subjective. When you say the usage of the word 'master' is innocuous, for example, that's subjective. It isn't a fact.

dbsmith83 6y ago
For clarity's sake, yes, I am saying that historical definition for master branch is not valid. Click on the "Electronics" button. That is the valid one. You can see in the comments section here where this is explicitly called out. Why is the historical one not valid? Because context matters. We are not talking about the word master itself, we are talking about it in a context. Master branch was not defined using the historical definition. In our case here, it refers to the electronics definition. The English language is completely full of words where meanings have changed and are different depending on the context. Using your logic, we would not only be renaming master branch, but also removing all other contexts, like 'mastery' of a discipline, or the record industry's 'master copy', or even terms like 'maestro' in music. If you take something out of context, it can be offensive to someone--no doubt, but that is why context matters. Going thru the English language to find every word that used to mean one thing we don't like and then removing all modern usages which don't even mean the same thing in a different context is mindbogglingly silly, costly, and frankly, puritanical.