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Re:Infosec community disagrees with changing 'black hat' term by foogazi on Sunday July 05, 2020 @04:40PM (#23741763)
Re:Infosec community disagrees with changing 'black hat' term by Volundr on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:23PM (#23749471)
While I think some of the name changes going around the community at the moment aren't productive, it's not a good comparison. The black and white in black beans and white rice are accurate descriptions of their color. "Black" is not being used to signify that these are malicious beans, out to cause harm.
Re:Infosec community disagrees with changing 'black hat' term by Brian_K_White on Monday July 06, 2020 @01:33PM (#23750332)
Neither is the malice of black hats associated in any tiniest way with anyone's skin color.

The black==bad is a fundamental feature of all humans. Black people also fear the dark and not the sun.