Comment on If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks agoDon’t deflect from the racism, discrimination, and prejudice that black Americans still experience to this day because of slavery.
hate to be that guy but like, i feel like we should probably push for more POC to enter CS education fields, or like, improve the socioeconomic status of them, or like, crack down on discriminatory hiring practices, before we like. Start removing words because they feel moderately icky and make my skin crawl.
colon_capital_D@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why not both? We have the capacity to replace outdated/useless words and make the situation better for others. In fact, one does not prevent the other whatsoever
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
that’s also true. But seeing as this is a discussion primarily about removing terms from common parlance, i think it’s reasonable to focus on solely that aspect.
Ultimately, i’m just not really convinced that doing this is going to be ultimately productive at the end of the day. I might be wrong i suppose. But i think i’d need to see some supporting data first.