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Re:America's first law regulating AI bias in hiring takes ef... by tsimionescu on Sunday July 09, 2023 @01:10PM (#36656317)
The etymology of blacklist in English seems to be more related to a list of his enemies that Prince John (of Robin Hood fame) made of his enemies. Most likely the word is related to the MUCH older association between the color black and death in much of Europe.

Still, nothing to do with black or white skin or any bias against people of different skin colors, so not contesting your actual point.

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Re:America's first law regulating AI bias in hiring takes ef... by lotsofpulp on Sunday July 09, 2023 @01:26PM (#36656520)
>Most likely the word is related to the MUCH older association between the color black and death in much of Europe.

I would have thought it would have something to do with darkness/night versus bright days/day, where people experience more danger in the former than the latter for obvious reasons.

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