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Are you sure about that though? They didn't publish anything about their internal decision making. It is an assumption that they didn't talk to any person of co
by lcrz 6y ago
Are you sure about that though? They didn't publish anything about their internal decision making. It is an assumption that they didn't talk to any person of color. The idea of using so called neutral terms is not new: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3243656.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3243656.stm
- gebruikersnaam 6y agoSee my other comment, the author says the change didn't involve the black developer community. I have no knowledge either way, just emphasizing their point.
- lcrz 6y agoSure. I'm just calling their point into question because I see a lot of people of color that are actively engaged in the evolution of language in the context of slavery. The Rijksmuseum in The Nederlands has changed most occurrences of 'slave' to 'enslaved person' and trying to find out the actual name of the person depicted, among other things. The commission that was responsible for this change was headed by a person of color[0]. This isn't a movement that we are only seeing in Silicon Valley. [0]: https://www.parool.nl/ps/hoofd-geschiedenis-rijksmuseum-ik-wil-mensen-hun-naam-teruggeven~b274072f/ https://www.parool.nl/ps/hoofd-geschiedenis-rijksmuseum-ik-w...