Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave'

Re:Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave' by quadrifoliate on Friday July 03, 2020 @09:48AM (#23723988)

> Or... is it that you were part of both groups 5 years ago and you and most people in the first group have changed over time to both accept these new terms and stopped using casual racist talk.

Yep, this. I agree that me arguing for the use of "master" and "slave" in 2014 was likely racist, and would have made a black coworker uncomfortable.

IMO I think it's important and useful to acknowledge when your language has been racist in the past. I think this acknowledgement is what most people shy away from, instead preferring to retreat into ever more complicated arguments about why they are right or the “I never meant...” defense.

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Re:Twitter is dropping coding terms like 'master' and 'slave' by thinkingemote on Friday July 03, 2020 @09:57AM (#23724062)

Thanks for clarifying! Yes it's certainly more important. I hope your old co workers have also changed over time too!

Personally I've luckily not worked with any who were in the strongly disagreeing camp nor who expressed casually racist talk before - but I know a few who would roll their eyes at the whole "game".

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