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Linux kernel coders propose inclusive terminology coding guidelines, note: 'Arguments about why people should not be offended do not scale'

BPontius

perspective

Words only have the power we give them and we are letting them dominate our lives. Get a thesaurus and realize that language is interconnected with meaning, semantics and association. The word black spans many definitions; comedy, mood, mourning, good/evil, prison, disease. The banning of the word slave will have to also include; bondsman, servant, laborer/employee, pensioner, ward of the state, foster child, dependency, satellite, puppet, government, conscript, concubine. As slave is included with subjugation, restraint, subordinate, secondary, junior, lieutenant, grunt, personal assistant...etc, as with other words master, deny and accept it is a deep rabbit hole. This only includes English and since English is made up mostly of French, Spanish, German and Latin the context and association could be different in another language. Since America is a melting pot of languages and cultures, the context goes beyond just English or American culture and history.

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