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> Also, changing language that explicitly says “white good”, “black bad” can’t really hurt. It takes very little effort and “allow list” is actually clearer any
by richbell 3y ago
> Also, changing language that explicitly says “white good”, “black bad” can’t really hurt. It takes very little effort and “allow list” is actually clearer anyway.
That isn't what they say at all. The only way that argument holds any water is with profound ignorance.
It's the same line of thinking as saying that "red team" is offensive because "red" used to be a derogatory term for native Americans. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34039816 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34039816
- padjo 3y agoSo why do we exclusively use blacklist to refer to bad things we want to exclude?
- nec4b 3y agoFor the same reason black card is considered exclusive and prestigious. Maybe you are the problem, associating everything with race and in if in your mind black is inferior, then everything using black as an adjective would be negative for you.
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y agoThis is the point you can never get through to them. The word itself isn't negative. It's usage _may_ be negative, but if you think the word itself is negative then you're the racist one.
- cutemonster 3y agoIt's originally from England, hundreds of years ago, not US history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklisting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklisting