And yet there’s a big push to rename git “master” branches, which have no slave connotations and are more analogous to master recordings.
Its not like I’ll fight it, but it’s stupid.
And yet there’s a big push to rename git “master” branches, which have no slave connotations and are more analogous to master recordings.
Its not like I’ll fight it, but it’s stupid.
You do? Because I don’t. There is nothing racist about the concept of master. Is a masterpiece racist? Are master tapes, Are post-graduate degrees racist? We may as well declare “work” insensitive because slaves had to work.
Don’t get me wrong, there are many terms we should adjust. I just can’t see how “master” is one of them.
That’s not how a line works. The president is already president.
Black/white as bad/good is a clear case where there is a clear logical reason to change IMO. That perpetuates unconscious bias.