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You listed every other reason why someone would resist being policed about the word "whitelist", except the "you're being obnoxious" reason. In my experience, t

You listed every other reason why someone would resist being policed about the word "whitelist", except the "you're being obnoxious" reason. In my experience, that's the far more common reason. Instead, you seem fixated on the racist reasons, since you mention them multiple times. Believe it or not, people are more likely to be put off by obnoxious word police than they are to be racist.

Spivak 3y ago
> you seem fixated on the racist reasons Okay let's go back to the beginning here. > The more you oppose someone telling you not to use a word, the more racist you appear, no matter the actual origins of the word in question. And I expounded why -- literally agreeing with you. Then you called me insufferable. If people took "you're obnoxious" as a valid defense then there would be a way to win the game. Your entire point is that all roads lead to racism and then got defensive when in fact all roads lead to racism. As much as it would be fun to be an omnipotent benevolent dictatress, am I in fact not and have no power to change how people behave. Also you're clearly mad about word policing but your gripe with them is that you think the way they deliver the message is obnoxious and insufferable. But since you did voluntarily switch up your wording you clearly have no issue with the message itself. Which means you're tone policing. I bet some folks view you the same way you view them.