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You wish to ban words, to what end?

• BolexNOLA 6y ago
  Don’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 ago
    I'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.