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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC][Discussion] Change terminology to ExcludeList
From: addw@phcomp.co.uk (Alain D D Williams)

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:22:02AM -0400, Chase Peeler wrote:

> None of the above are actually true (except for the fact that I'm
> overweight). The point I'm trying to raise is that context matters, and
> changing terms because some people refuse to understand the context is not
> justified. Otherwise you open a pandora's box where you either have to
> change everything that someone claims offends them, or, you have to pick
> and choose which people or group are allowed to be offended and which are
> not. If the term blacklist had racist origins, the discussion might be
> different. However, it does not, just like glob does not have origin in
> fat-shaming.

There was a similar brouhaha a year or two back in the folk dancing world. Some
display dance groups paint their faces black as many of the dances were done
like that a century or so ago. There were cries about this offending people
with dark skins. In fact the origin was where some would dance around their
village, drink a lot, cause mischief - the purpose of blacking up was to make
it harder for them to be recognised.

Walking back (to shower off) after doing this I walked past a black family; they
looked curious, I explained, smiles all round.

Context is all.

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Alain Williams
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