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I just got a message from git in my terminal related to "master" branch. Whatever your sexual orientation, gender, race, disabilities FUCK OFF, I'm gonna stick

I just got a message from git in my terminal related to "master" branch. Whatever your sexual orientation, gender, race, disabilities FUCK OFF, I'm gonna stick to proper English instead of Newspeak. The same statement is true for my native language, French, where I'll never use the "écriture inclusive" bullshit except to mock it. Luckily the Académie is with me on this one.

secondaryacct 5y ago
Yeah but the Académie is really just consultative. I will still never say mot-dièse for hashtag. And that master thing is really stupid, like every population has been enslaved at some point, the word comes from the romans, and it's not like anyone is promoting slavery by saying their master branch dominate their slave branches in git. We also still enslave animals and we can say "human friend" instead of "master" to indicate your relationship with your dog, you're still not asking him for tax advices. And should we stop saying Maitresse for kids' teachers as well to avoid remiding everyone of slavery...
- erik_seaberg 5y ago
  I’ve seen a linter complain about "mastercard" in a JSON commit. It’s the payment processing system, we cannot let anyone change that.
  - secondaryacct 5y ago
    OMG wait until people realize it.
  - riskneutral 5y ago
    Where is the uproar over Mastercard needing to change its name now? This is a social media powder keg waiting to explode. Waitaminute, is "powder keg" still an allowable metaphorical term? Powder keg was a central tool of colonialism and racism in the 19th century. Cancel it?