Expect most words have some unsavoury connotations if we dig deep enough. I suggest we abolish them all and just have one word. I suggest Kipabollaflogal.
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostExpect most words have some unsavoury connotations if we dig deep enough. I suggest we abolish them all and just have one word. I suggest Kipabollaflogal."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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This is going to be one of those things where anyone arguing against this or even taking a neutral, don’t really care view is going to be ostracised isn’t it? Or worse still, accused of racism. No doubt we will probably end up on some kind of woke employer blacklist too.
Completely agree with @antirez says.Comment
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If you think this is ridiculous and unnecessary, you should have seen the tulip the poor bloke who maintains the Ruby linter tool “rubocop” a few weeks ago. People were bullying him into changing it because if the association with the police.
The RuboCop Name Drama Redux | Meta ReduxComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostGitHub abandons 'master' and 'slave' terms to avoid row - BBC News
"The master-slave relationship in technology usually refers to a system where one - the master - controls other copies, or processes."
Someone, somewhere. make this tulip stop.
Kryptonite: "I don't care what you think".Comment
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Originally posted by Ardesco View PostI really don't understand this, the use of the term master isn't inherently racist.
*Except those who were called master and weren't slave owners, but they don't count.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostIt is in the US where they only people* who were masters were slave owners.
*Except those who were called master and weren't slave owners, but they don't count.Comment
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Now VMWare are on the bandwagon
VMware to stop describing hardware as ‘male’ and ‘female’ in new terminology guide • The Register
A message about the IT giant's “Offensive Terminology Effort,” sighted by The Register, recommends that when referring to hardware and cabling, “female” should be replaced by “jack” or “socket” while “plug” should be used instead of “male”. The company hopes that “she” and “he” will be replaced by “they”Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostNow VMWare are on the bandwagon
VMware to stop describing hardware as ‘male’ and ‘female’ in new terminology guide • The RegisterComment
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