+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
>

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