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> Anyone who chooses to be offended by words used in a totally different context is doing exactly that - choosing to be offended This argument seems like it co
by chipgap98 6y ago
> Anyone who chooses to be offended by words used in a totally different context is doing exactly that - choosing to be offended
This argument seems like it could be used to absolve anyone of guilt for using racist terms. "I'm not racist, that person chose to be offended by my statement".
> No one really cares about these terms
Seemingly people do care about these terms because we're having this discussion. In our white-dominated industry I would bet many don't, but why not make an effort to make the terminology we use more inclusive.
> their opinion shouldn't outweigh the time, effort required to fix it, or the opinions of everyone else
I don't think people are expecting open source maintainers to drop everything to fix these terms. In some cases it will be unfeasible and they could just say that.
- jhrmnn 6y ago> This argument seems like it could be used to absolve anyone of guilt for using racist terms. "I'm not racist, that person chose to be offended by my statement". Technically, yes. But what matters (should matter) in the end is the intent. (Did I say that to offend or did I say it because I didn’t know better?) What should matter is the intended meaning of words, not the formal appearance of words. After all that’s what language is about. Now, I realize this gets complicated once you consider that a language use that arose from injustice/bias continues to perpetuate that bias. But that is not the case here.