Re: avoiding the bias in vocabulary

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.

Regards,

Daniel