How Yahoo came up with its new name: Altaba

Re:How Yahoo came up with its new name: Altaba by seppin on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @08:48AM (#13364659)

Did no one ever have the conversation about how Alibaba is a racist stereotype or do we just give Asia a pass on this kinda thing?

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Re:How Yahoo came up with its new name: Altaba by jessaustin on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @09:45AM (#13365111)

What "stereotype" does "Ali Baba" invoke? As I recall the story, Ali Baba was a clever man who started out poor but made his fortune by outwitting dangerous thieves with the help of his brother's super-capable slave girl. Is there something bad there? Even if there is, is there something that anyone would have a stereotype about?

There are other characters from literature that could be problematic, but this just isn't one of those.

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Re:How Yahoo came up with its new name: Altaba by corbee on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @09:31AM (#13364977)

How is Alibaba a racist stereotype? The character is from a timeless classic... its like claiming a hypothetical company called Lancelot is a racist stereotype.

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Re:How Yahoo came up with its new name: Altaba by pharrlax on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @08:55AM (#13364701)

No Westerner wants to be the one to call Chinese people racist

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