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Whitelist/Blacklist. I find the word erasure issue very obnoxious. One day we will realize all over again that hyper-focus on race only produces more division
by flippinburgers 3y ago
Whitelist/Blacklist. I find the word erasure issue very obnoxious.
One day we will realize all over again that hyper-focus on race only produces more division and more racism. But I'm lost as to whether or not those on the left doing it care. Maybe they want division and feel that minorities will come out on top and all white men will get their chance to "suffer". Not sure. I have been told as much in person by some who hold this philosophy.
- ciabattabread 3y agoFor that particular example, the replacement with allowlist/denylist is a hell of a lot more descriptive and clear.
- freedomben 3y agoYep, I agree. In some cases (especially whitelist/blacklist), the newspeak names are actually better/more descriptive, and shorter (which I view as a win). Regardless of how you feel about the motivations behind it, I would hope that highly technical people can appreciate better clarity and brevity.