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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by neatze on Monday July 13, 2020 @08:24AM (#23819967)
Just out of curiosity, is chess master gives also bad connotations ?

Do chess pieces color seem racial to you ?

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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by acdha on Monday July 13, 2020 @08:58AM (#23820266)
No, because the white and black pieces are exactly the same. This is unlike whitelist/blacklist where you’re specifying a preference where white is desirable and black is not.
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Re:Merge tag 'inclusive-terminology' into Linux kernel by neatze on Monday July 13, 2020 @09:10AM (#23820351)
They are not same, white moves first, and first move is an advantage in a chess game.
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