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On Redis master-slave terminology (2018)

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Re: On Redis master-slave terminology (2018)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yikes. "Blacklist" has nothing to do with skin colour. In a different context, "being in the black" is a positive situation and contrasted with "being in the red". We start down that path and we'll end up banning "Paint it black" as a racist song.

A blacklist may not have anything to do with skin color, but being on a blacklist usually has negative connotations, not positive. The related term is "whitelist," not "redlist." So I can understand why people might believe the pair has racial overtones.

Right, and the GP addressed this by giving a counter-example.

Also, there is also debate about the 'redskins'.

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