Linux and politically correct terms

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These days some articles like this have appeared that state (who knows if it's true) that for the linux system we are thinking of an inclusive terminology, for example blacklist would be racist and needs to be changed. The same for Master and Slave.
 
Simple word substitution could work:

Master -> Parent
Slave -> Child

WhiteListed -> Approved
BlackListed -> Not Approved
 
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What about blackmail? Isn't that racist *and* sexist? And Red Hat Software, no doubt a reference to American endians both big and little.
 
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The more they insist to change my language the more I use it.
Racism is stupid. I know Joe, Mario, Karl .. not black, white, any color.
But language-extremists are even worse than racists. Their range is global, not limited to one's entourage.

Blackboard? There exists Whiteboard too :)
 
udg said:
Blackboard? There exists Whiteboard too :)
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In order not to be racist I write with chalk on the skateboard
 
In order not to be racist I write with chalk on the skateboard
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A dyed chalk, I gues.. :)
 
Bye Bye Blackbird

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https://theaviationgeekclub.com/story-behind-famed-sr-71-blackbird-super-low-knife-edge-pass/
 
i agree with the changes. It takes nothing to change them and can change the perspective of to many people.
Master / Slave means nothing for the master, but for the slave means a lot. is that simple.

emexes said:
Blackbird
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Bad example, Blackbird is because its black not because a negative connotation. Same goes for blackboard and whiteboard.

Blackmail, Blackmarket (Even if historicaly, seems no), those are examples of negative connotation to the black color, may be in the future they could be changed, one doesnt have to fight all the fights at once, one by one, company by company, it has to be done, but there is no hurry.
 
Unfortunately it is only hypocrisy.

The "street cleaner" is no longer such, he is an "ecological operator".
The "maid" is a "domestic worker".

You can change the name of things but not their meaning.

Also, will black pianos no longer be manufactured today? Smokings - tailcoats -tights will be white only? Will widows be colored?


Concepts, ideas, opinions and prejudices... these are wrong.

The violence of (many) police officers is absolute; it is not (always) racist, even if it is often greater against blacks and drug addicts and in general against minorities and the weakest.
 
LucaMs said:
The "street cleaner" is no longer such, he is an "ecological operator".
The "maid" is a "domestic worker".
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This is good and has been an important change, a domestic worker means that she has the same right as any other worker, where saying Maid implies submission. having a simple change in words can make in the long run to change people minds. It may be hipocrisy on the short sight of a few years, that doesnt mean we cant simply stop doing it, even if our generation doesnt see the results.

LucaMs said:
Also, will black pianos no longer be manufactured today? Smokings - tailcoats -tights will be white only?
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all this are bad examples, Black is a good color, elegant and any of those has negative connotation.

LucaMs said:
Will widows be colored?
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Well yes, it is only a custom to wear black when you are sad, people will not suffer more or less because of that, most likely there are other cultures where that doesnt happen, there is nothing wrong with the chaning the color of sadness * edited


LucaMs said:
Concepts, ideas, opinions and prejudices... these are wrong.
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i didnt get this phrase at all. all of those will have words attached to them, words have meaning, most likely at least one for each person in the world.

LucaMs said:
The violence of (many) police officers is absolute; it is not (always) racist, even if it is often greater against blacks and drug addicts and in general against minorities and the weakest.
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Sorry, this is another topic, no body said anything about police.
 
Enrique Gonzalez R said:
Sorry, this is another topic, no body said anything about police.
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All started from here, the "Floyd case".

Enrique Gonzalez R said:
This is good and has been an important change, a domestic worker means that she has the same right as any other worker, where saying Maid implies submission. having a simple change in words can make in the long run to change people minds. It may be hipocrisy on the short sight of a few years, that doesnt mean we cant simply stop doing it, even if our generation doesnt see the results.
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If we changed the name of "street cleaners" to "emperors", a father would still prefer that his daughter marry a rich businessman rather than an "emperor".
 
LucaMs said:
All started from here, the "Floyd case".
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it was not, this magnifyed the issue, but this has been for years.

LucaMs said:
If we changed the name of "street cleaners" to "emperors", a father would still prefer that his daughter marry a rich businessman rather than an "emperor".
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It is not about impressing rich businessmen's daughters, it is about dignifying people's work. And using something as ridicule as "emperor" will not help the case,
 
emexes said:
ut perhaps a black day for blacksmiths
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i dont think so, black doesnt seem to have a negative connotation on blacksmith.

on black day of course. you could have said Bad News instead of black day. it is not that difficult.
 
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