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It’s fucked up how many people will be here arguing that everything black being negative and everything white being positive predates racism. Prepare yourself.
by donmcronald 6y ago
It’s fucked up how many people will be here arguing that everything black being negative and everything white being positive predates racism.
Prepare yourself. I’ve read a lot of these threads lately and it’s really disappointing. The conversation instantly devolves into bullshit like that person in the GitHub issue claiming to be an orphan that’s offended by the term parent.
I think changing contribution guidelines and being more cognizant of offensive terms going forward is an obvious win. I’m not really sure what to think about API breaking changes though. Maybe a comment in the code linking to updated guidelines would be a pragmatic solution that doesn’t require breaking changes. It’s probably got to be assessed case by case.
What do you think of breaking changes?
- lrpublic 6y ago- What do you think of breaking changes? I think it is better to apologise and acknowledge for terms that are offensive rather than erase them. While removing offensive 70’s TV comedy shows is probably a good thing to avoid perpetuating unhealthy stereotypes, preventing the use of 19th century literature is less helpful because we should not forget history.