Linux team approves new terminology, bans terms like 'blacklist' and 'slave'

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[–][deleted] 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

What is so offensive about the terms anyways? You have to be a special snowflake trigglypuff type of person to get offended by these terms. You don't cater to these nutty people.

Even if the new terms sound better, it can cause confusion to have too many terms for the same thing.

[–]_XEAL_ 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

If they're so offended by terms that weren't meant to be offensive, let's go full offensive now. "Slave" and "blacklist" are now "nigger" and "niggerlist".

I wish I could phisically shove their political correctnes up their rectums.