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If you can’t see why the term “slave” might cause issues I don’t know what to tell you.
by BolexNOLA 6y ago
If you can’t see why the term “slave” might cause issues I don’t know what to tell you.
- adrianN 6y agoI really don't see it. For example the term pet is perfectly fine when applied to a dog, but very questionable when applied to a human. Should we rename pets to something else?
- sbarre 6y agoI don't know how else to put this but you really seem to lack empathy for your fellow human beings. You are turning people's real pain into a pedantic discussion about language and context, and ignoring the real-world context of this specific scenario. The tone deafness is astounding.
- loopz 6y agoYou wish to ban words, to what end?
- BolexNOLA 6y agoDon’t be that guy. You’re derailing the conversation. No one is “banning” a word. We are saying that a term should be dropped and a more appropriate one brought into usage. No one is “banned” from saying the word slave and no one is advocating for it.
- loopz 6y agoI'm not that guy, but it is a legitimate enquiry. This is currently about existing projects, old code, some of it even a bit "stale". What about new projects, are they to avoid these words too, and what would you call that? I wish the best to all blacks, queers, trans and minorities, as all voices are unique and important. But that doesn't mean we drop principles like liberty of speech and thought. If people are hurt, that needs to be addressed, and this (token gestures) just ain't enough. TL;DR Going PC is not going to solve the root structural problem. Feeling good about short-term, shallow fixes are overrated.