It doesn’t sound extremely stupid to me. I’m not a person of color but can imagine how it might feel like the right time to shrug certain terms out of our public discourse.

That it does not upset you is of no consequence. That it may be hurtful to others has consequence.

It’s very little skin off our backs in the grand scheme. If it is a hill you’d like to die on though, do as you must.

I’d just suggest that there may be times things frustrate you that you do not understand, and it is then that it can be better to simply listen.

Take care.

As Italian, I'm sorry for what we did

And I add to what you said: don't make me remember what other Italians did to my Italian family, no more than 75 years ago.

Do not be sorry for what some people 2000 years ago did to some other people; it was not you, there is nothing to be sorry about. Collective guilt and collective punishment are bad ideas.

He's not talking about the Roman Empire...

That 5% of the world population comprises 83% of the world's native English speakers. Since we're talking about making modifications to the words we're using in English then I'd argue that 83% have considerable sway in that conversation - way more than the 5% sway you're arguing they should have.

> Since we're talking about making modifications to the words we're using in English

We are actually not.

Master and slave will continue to exist in English.

Besides, your numbers are completely wrong, India and Nigerian have English as one of the official languages, if we sum them there are more people speaking English in those two countries alone than in the entire US of A.

Even in Europe there are more people speaking English than in the US.

EDIT

I ran the numbers

These are all countries where English is an official language

    India          129,377,965 
    Nigeria        114,172,822  
    Pakistan        94,300,000  
    Philippines     70,371,000
    United Kingdom  59,600,000
    --------------------------
    Total          467,821,787

    US             283,160,411   

Only considering these 5 countries (excluding the entire continent of Oceania)

Maybe it's time that US people drop the attitude, because that's the main problem in their society: the feeling that they are on top of everything.

It doesn't surprise me at all the rampant racism in a society shaped around the illusion that you are the best and all the others can't even compete in the same league...