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https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Eschew flamebait lets not get ruffled feathers over capita

by swyx 3y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Eschew flamebait lets not get ruffled feathers over capitalization of a word that is common practice in most professional published writing.

ein0p 3y ago
Just because it’s “common practice” doesn’t mean it’s not openly racist. The solution is simple: capitalize both or don’t capitalize either. MLK would agree, I’m sure.