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Is there even a correlation between removing white-related vocabulary and better performance of black people (removing other biases such as density)? Are you re
by eastbound 2y ago
Is there even a correlation between removing white-related vocabulary and better performance of black people (removing other biases such as density)? Are you removing white terms by racism against whites, or is it a honest attempt at performing better?
Because honestly it doesn’t feel like the world has improved, seen from Europe, in the 15 last years. Like, not at all.
- floatrock 2y agoCan we just leave it at "allowlist/denylist is declarative terminology without any attached baggage, and declarative is always better"? It's like the bathroom fearmongering... don't show your junk to people who don't want to see it, and wash your hands. Just be kind and be a decent human being.
- lo_zamoyski 2y agoBut there is no baggage, and this attempt to police innocuous language based on someone's pet paranoias is bullying.
- darknavi 2y agoThe cronut was invented in 2013, so we have that going for us. Which is nice.