| ▲ | nine_k 14 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Well, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonce_word It makes me sad when a secondary meaning, which does not even overcome the main meaning in usage, becomes an obstacle for the normal use of a word. It's like seeing a rainbow as a sexualized symbol not fit for children, because it also happens to be used by LGBTQ+ community. (BTW, since you're a Brit: did people stop using the word "fag" to refer to a cigarette?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | jasoncartwright 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yes, words have multiple meanings - but only some words are apparently worthy of censorship - which is my point. > did people stop using the word "fag" to refer to a cigarette? Yes, seems so. I've not heard that in at least a decade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | bigstrat2003 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I mean, it is sad. But unfortunately that is what happened with "master", "slave", "whitelist", and "blacklist". No reasonable person construed these as offensive or having any implications about the wider world. But there are people in our profession who are determined to take offense where none is given, and unfortunately they got their way. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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