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Re:On Being Blacklisted by dragonwriter on Monday March 08, 2021 @08:38PM (#26394296)
I wholly support “blacklist” being replaced with ”blocklist”, “denylist”, “exclusion list”, or anything else that is both more direct about the function and isn't a lazy use of a metaphorical reference to a centuries-long history of elite political and anti-labor (often both simultaneously) repression. (Ditto with “whitelist” which is itself a second-order reference to blacklisting.)

Just because something isn't specifically connected to race doesn't mean it is innocuous.

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Re:On Being Blacklisted by throwawaygulf on Monday March 08, 2021 @10:59PM (#26395281)
>Just because something isn't specifically connected to race doesn't mean it is innocuous.

No one said otherwise. Luckily, "blacklist" is innocuous, and the only ones calling for its replacement and removal are neurotic leftists.

Dragons breathe fire, and my family burned to death. For my safety, please change your username to something that won't trigger me, your username is not innocuous. I see your username and all I can think about is my family burning.

Just because something isn't specifically connected to race doesn't mean it is innocuous.

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