Re: The request of words matter updated

[Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 2:05 AM Daniel Shahaf <d.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Wesley wrote on Mon, Oct 03, 2022 at 15:27:49 +0000:
> > On 9/28/22 12:34, Peter Stephenson wrote:

> On the other hand, the change would allegedly make it easier for some
> people to participate in the community.

I have debated this point ad nauseam. It's not good enough to say this
change *might* benefit some hypothetical people: these people have to
be identified. A lawyer cannot go to court on behalf of some
hypothetical plaintiff: somebody has to say "this affects me".

This whole "master" debate boils down to this: not **one** person has
claimed they find the term personally offensive. All the people
against the term are proposing the change on behalf of hypothetical
people, not themselves. In other words: they are being offended by
proxy.

Do we have a single black person raising their hand and saying "I find
the term 'master' personally offensive"?

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Felipe Contreras