On 2/16/2024 9:47 PM, RabidPedagog wrote:
> On 2024-02-16 7:48 p.m., rbowman wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:57:08 -0500, RabidPedagog wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Here's them banning the word "blacklist:"
>>> <https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-team-approves-new-terminology-bans-
>> terms-like-blacklist-and-slave/>
>>
>> I don't have a link but there was a problem with master and slave too. I
>> refer to a database and its replica as parent and child. So far that
>> hasn't triggered anyone.
>
> The sensitivity these people exhibit is so sad that it feels as though
> they are allergic to humour too. The world these people want to build
> for us is one where every word and every gesture is open to scrutiny and
> where absolute silence is the only defense against severe consequences.
> If this is what the world wants then it is clearly very sick.

A bit of a repost, but pertinent:

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At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, science now takes a back seat to
the really important stuff:

* how many non-White non-binary people work there (they call them URMs
and OPCs)?

* are the correct 'gender pronouns' used at all times?

* is everyone protected from microaggressions?

https://www.lanl.gov/careers/diversity-inclusion/index.php?source=globalheadernav

Employees are encouraged to divide themselves into Employee Resource Groups.

https://www.lanl.gov/careers/diversity-inclusion/erg/index.php

Members of the Active Bystander ERG monitor every word you say and
write, looking for instances of "incivility, disrespect, and
microaggressions".

The LGBTQ+ ERG holds a monthly meeting on how to be an ally to your
trans colleagues.

The Atomic Women ERG held meetings on "Pronouns 101 – how to use them
and why it matters." and a "Talk on Diversity Inclusion Efforts at LANL".
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It IS a very sick world out there in some cases.