I tend to lean in your direction on this Richard, but I don't really feel strongly about it enough to object to rephrasing things to suit some. In the larger context, doing nothing and sticking with what we currently have is also a viable option as this does feel a bit "knee jerk" in it's context. (ie... response to a single comment, and additional corporate influence to look correct in light of today's environment). Personally, I think if we took Greg's suggestion about having a grammar and dictionary plugin on the WP site prompt us about sensitive words that would go a long way. But more importantly if we as a group wish to have some positive influence on the discussion, we should be promoting more diversity and equality throughout the magazine and indeed the Fedora organization wherever we can. Also, to add to what you are saying, forcing someone to a POV doesn't succeed in winning them over. It's only through communication and idea sharing that we can break down these barriers, and learn from each other. Education, Equity, Empathy are the beginning steps. The Fedora Foundations are a good starting point to work from. Stephen On Tue, 2020-06-23 at 17:05 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: > Ok, so as the writer of the article here are my thoughts... > > I'm OK with changing the term if it add clarity, but I'm against > changing > it just because it contains the name "black". > > It's a color. There are black pens, marks, crayons, etc (as far as > reference to the color). > > Blacklisting something (or someone) has a long history of use (at > least in > English) which has nothing to do with race. > > I don't see changing this particular article as a problem, but rather > as a > stepping stone to a run-away issue for which there is no solution and > I'm > not in favor of "cleansing" language to appease people who can't help > themselves from being offended even when there's no reason to be. > > Thanks, > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to > magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Fedora Magazine mailing list -- magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to magazine-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/magazine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
