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Can someone explain for us non-native-English speakers why it is "racially charged"?

• aaronbrethorst 12y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States
• asdfologist 12y ago
  It reminds people of African slavery. Silly argument IMO.
  • rjknight 12y ago
    Specifically, American people.
    • rjknight 12y ago
      To elaborate, slavery has existed in many times and places and still exists in some places today. Many people have to live with the fear of slavery even now.
      • rakoo 12y ago
        No, he means "it's offensive specifically for American people"
  • codezero 12y ago
    Choosing not to use the term doesn't mean it reminds people of slavery, it simply means that they choose not to perpetuate a term with negative connotations when an alternative term without them suffices.
    • q3k 12y ago
      You can find negative connotations for a lot of common-use terms.
  • jfarmer 12y ago
    Have you ever taught African-American kids about database replication? I'm guessing "no", because the master/slave terminology actively interferes with the learning environment — more so than adopting this less common terminology would.
  • perbu 12y ago
    I guess daemons are up next.