This community's use of the terms "whitelist/blacklist" to describe allowed weapons raises a cause for concern as to potential perceived discrimination within the TF2 community.
Given the troubled history of exclusion of blacks from public and private institutions in the US, using "blacklist" to describe excluded weapons could lead to potential players getting turned off from the idea of joining this game's community. Competitive TF2's falling player numbers are a clear indication that we need to change our culture to be more diverse and inclusive of others.
Many successful companies, including Microsoft (https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/pull/3507#issue-88522819), have already taken steps toward replacing outdated and racist terminology for their ignorelists. It is time for TFTV to follow their lead and stop being on the wrong side of history.
This community's use of the terms "whitelist/blacklist" to describe allowed weapons raises a cause for concern as to potential perceived discrimination within the TF2 community.
Given the troubled history of exclusion of blacks from public and private institutions in the US, using "blacklist" to describe excluded weapons could lead to potential players getting turned off from the idea of joining this game's community. Competitive TF2's falling player numbers are a clear indication that we need to change our culture to be more diverse and inclusive of others.
Many successful companies, including Microsoft (https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/pull/3507#issue-88522819), have already taken steps toward replacing outdated and racist terminology for their ignorelists. It is time for TFTV to follow their lead and stop being on the wrong side of history.
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How bout we just call them coloredlists
wait no
How bout we just call them coloredlists
wait no
[img]http://i.imgur.com/mSuMDVY.jpg[/img]
I propose the whitelist be renamed to God's Chosen Weapons and the blacklist renamed to Tools of the Goyim
I propose the whitelist be renamed to God's Chosen Weapons and the blacklist renamed to Tools of the Goyim
[img]http://i.imgur.com/PfAIYCI.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/lTVP4p8.jpg[/img]