On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 09:03:45AM -0500, The Wanderer wrote: > > It was a BLM thing, not sure if it matters the etymology of such > > words. > > The etymology certainly *should* matter, insofar as that is the origin > of the *meaning* of the word(s).
+1 However that is not the way that the world works, or prolly more accurately how some people think. They see a word/phrase that they have decided that they "own" or somehow relates to them and so view it entirely from their perspective; they make no attempt to understand how the speaker/writer viewed the word/phrase as they *know* what the only meaning can be - everything else is a wrong interpretation. There is little point in trying to argue against someone who has decided to think this way, arguing will just confirm, to them, that you are racist/xxxist and are against them. I sometimes think that something similar to Postel's Law but applied to human interactions would be useful. However that is wishful thinking https://devopedia.org/postel-s-law -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
