Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel
by f1refly on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:07PM
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My ancestors where slaves to the families who owned the land they lived on. We moved on. In fact, it's not unlikely your own ancestors where de-facto slaves as well. You can now decide to wallow in self pity or be above it and move on with your life.
Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel
by yakshaving_jgt on Sunday July 12, 2020 @06:22PM
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> Slavery was only a couple generations ago.
This is objectively, demonstrably wrong. It’s ahistorical.
Unless of course, your view is so myopic and US-centric that you’re blind to any slavery outside of the one specific example you’re obviously referring to. All the while posturing your empathy for others.
Terminology matters. Slavery was only a couple generations ago. The people marching in the street and the comments in this thread make it quite clear we still have a long way to go. This is a small step along that path in the right direction.