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The 'white' part of 'white paper' does not refer to positive or negative, hence why it is not a good example.
by tolbish 6y ago
The 'white' part of 'white paper' does not refer to positive or negative, hence why it is not a good example.
- alpaca128 6y agoBlackbox testing doesn't have a positive or negative connotation either but activists still want it to be changed. Also e.g. "white" isn't seen as positive because of skin color, it's more a cleanliness/innocence thing. In my native language we have a phrase roughly meaning "wearing a white shirt" which indicates someone doesn't figuratively have blood on their hands/clothes. You could associate this word with white teeth or clouds just as much as with skin color. That's the problem with this whole debate: people pushing for changes with the same precision as word filters failing at "Scunthorpe", without care for context or details. Sure, it's easier that way. But also harder to justify.