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If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"?

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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology’s problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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warbond@lemmy.world
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It’s so weird that so many people are calling being accommodating in such a small way “performative” or whatever! I think some people just can’t handle change and blame others for it.

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or it’s just literally performative and doesn’t actually change anything about the realities of being POC in America other than making (ironically) a bunch of white people feel good about themselves.

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warbond@lemmy.world
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Okay then, I’m being performative. I feel better about myself, thanks.

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