Opinion: Case for removing master-slave terminology from music production tools

Re:Opinion: Case for removing master-slave terminology from ... by taylodl on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @01:20PM (#23541619)

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.

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Re:Opinion: Case for removing master-slave terminology from ... by chinesempire on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @07:48AM (#23550280)

> 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...

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