+1 Lurker on the Groovy forum and developer of this thing ( https://codesolvent.com/) which makes use of Groovy. I also happen to be "black".
I am not personally offended by the use of these labels since I know the initiation of their use was probably not motivated by malice, I do however understand how they could be deemed at the very least insensitive. I think injecting sensitivity into how language is used is always helpful, especially in our modern world where there is just a lot more opportunity to be inadvertently offensive. On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 3:25 PM Jochen Theodorou <blackd...@gmx.org> wrote: > On 12.06.20 19:25, MG wrote: > > Well said. > > > > I would add to that, that in IT "blacklist" is a purely technical term, > > with the "black" having imho no association to people. > > Logic has nothing to do with this. There are trends in the public views > and language you have to follow, unless you want to stand out the wrong > way. You can see that with our logo, you can see that with the name of > the language. Its just that the stronger the trends are the more the > negative impact. And these things have a lot of momentum these days. > > [..] > > and if it actually "will result in a better and more just world > > somehow". > > it may not, but logic and believe exclude each other, and this is the > area of believe. > > bye Jochen >
