Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 9 days agoCensorship is getting out of handlemmy.zipimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down110
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minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 days agoThis kind of thing is infuriating. Especially when the actual etymology of “blacklist” is a 17th century play where a list of nobles scheming against the British monarchy is described as a blacklist.
minus-squareDudeDudenson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·8 days agoBut the word black is used so clearly it’s racist, right? How can we be woke if we don’t randomly ban words because of their alternate meanings?
This kind of thing is infuriating. Especially when the actual etymology of “blacklist” is a 17th century play where a list of nobles scheming against the British monarchy is described as a blacklist.
But the word black is used so clearly it’s racist, right? How can we be woke if we don’t randomly ban words because of their alternate meanings?