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| DATE | 2020-02-17 |
| FROM | Daniel Pocock
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] avoiding the bias in vocabulary
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On 15/02/2020 21:30, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>
>
> On 15/02/2020 21:11, Kaz Kylheku (gnu-misc-discuss) wrote:
>> On 2020-02-15 09:56, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>>> There are a lot of words used in various discussions today that have
>>> some bias.
>>>
>>> For example, the word /ban/ is quite disparaging to the victim. Simply
>>> using the word continues the bias.
>>
>> Note that this word is quite central in the "Code of Conduct" proposed
>> on the
>> disruptive, deceptive "gnu.tools" site.
>>
>> There's gonna be witch hunts if these brown shirt scoundrels have their
>> way.
>
> Using the word ban in a formal document is incredibly immature.
>
> It implies that this is more like a WhatsApp group than an organization
> of professionals.
>
An extended list:
ban => censor
privacy policy => privacy waiver
code of conduct => code of obedience
contributor license agreement => unpaid employment agreement
(applicable to some of the badder CLAs)
permissive license => doormat license
the difference between Open Source and Free Software?
=> white-collar modern-day slavery
Can anybody think of other examples of terms that are misleading or biased?
Regards,
Daniel
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