How come that in 21st century we are still using the racially degrading terms, like black and white, in so many places? Does it take a lot of effort to replace

How come that in 21st century we are still using the racially degrading terms, like black and white, in so many places? Does it take a lot of effort to replace them with neutral non-offensive colors? Speaking about chess, don't you think that chess being mostly-male mostly-white is a direct consequence of the language they use?