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I don’t think any rational people are offended by the word “blacklist”. I do think there is some validity to the change. Black lists are lists of bad things t
by peddling-brink 3y ago
I don’t think any rational people are offended by the word “blacklist”.
I do think there is some validity to the change.
Black lists are lists of bad things that need to be blocked or prevented, white lists are things that are good and allowed and wanted. That does create an unsavory connotation with the words themselves.
Furthermore, as someone in an industry that used blacklist and whitelist extensively, noobs screw up those words all the time. It’s not a very clear word. Blocklist and allowlist are much less ambiguous.
- phatskat 3y agoThis is the correct response. The origins of the terms are less important here, and often people get hung up on them. Whitelist and blacklist are indeed ambiguous, and they also create negative connotations that could reinforce other, actually racist views and language, whether conscious or not.
- flangola7 3y agoI most enjoy the terminology updates because anyone that throws a fit about the change outs themselves as a can of worms and a person to keep away from your life or payroll. IME it's a heuristic with 100% accuracy.
- getmeinrn 3y agoThis reads like you enjoy antagonizing people, so I'm sure the feeling is mutual. Who would want to work with/for someone who enjoys agitating their peers or subordinates? Do you ask them their stance on abortion and free speech too?