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0 pointssbarre6y ago0 comments

I don't know how else to put this but you really seem to lack empathy for your fellow human beings.

You are turning people's real pain into a pedantic discussion about language and context, and ignoring the real-world context of this specific scenario.

The tone deafness is astounding.

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_y5hn6y ago· 2 in thread

You wish to ban words, to what end?

Forgeties796y ago

Don’t be that guy. You’re derailing the conversation. No one is “banning” a word. We are saying that a term should be dropped and a more appropriate one brought into usage. No one is “banned” from saying the word slave and no one is advocating for it.

_y5hn6y ago

I'm not that guy, but it is a legitimate enquiry. This is currently about existing projects, old code, some of it even a bit "stale".

What about new projects, are they to avoid these words too, and what would you call that?

I wish the best to all blacks, queers, trans and minorities, as all voices are unique and important. But that doesn't mean we drop principles like liberty of speech and thought. If people are hurt, that needs to be addressed, and this (token gestures) just ain't enough.

TL;DR Going PC is not going to solve the root structural problem. Feeling good about short-term, shallow fixes are overrated.

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