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| DATE | 2020-02-17 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] avoiding the bias in vocabulary
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On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 01:59:04PM +0000, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>
>
> 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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