On 2020-09-07 9:57 p.m., John Brooks wrote:
On 2020-09-07 9:51 p.m., Charles MacDonald wrote:
On 2020-09-07 7:31 p.m., James Lockie wrote:
I agree.
I didn't even think of that but I totally see it as racist now.
which is why it is so important to notice these things even if the
seem minor. they pervade the culture and folks don't notice them.
People don't notice because the terms don't refer to race, and
interpreting them as referring to race is no more than a spurious
connection.
who knows what they refer to in a given listeners mind. and that is
psychology, not linux. :) as Dianne says best to use clear terminology.
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Charles MacDonald VA3CPY Stittsville Ontario
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