[manicdee]

Master/Slave is quite explicitly racist given the context of European colonisation of the “western world” (mostly fuelled by slave labour, and most of that cohort was forcibly extracted from Africa and non-European origins).

Blacklists have recently become a target because of the connotation that black is bad and white is good. It’s that simple.

In Chess (had you read the documents I linked) you would know that there is no requirement that white move first, or even that the side be black and white — I had one set of azure and orange stones, and another which was Elves vs Dwarves. The only requirement is that the two set be different so you can tell which pieces are yours or your opponents.

[neatze]

Applied context that fits your narrative is not sufficient justification for action, and if it is then black/white pieces should be changed also, as you pointed out this your self, black/white - good/bad. Furthermore terms literally applied same way on chess as master/slave in technology, and importantly both terms are applied on inanimate entities. Words pawn is offensive world when applied to people, same as sheep. We are not changing this words, but I guess you are arguing that because world slave through history has only meaning of person that is controlled by another person it is a bad word and should not be used. But then word, master, kings, queens are equally bad words and should be banned also, as is pawn. I am not philologist nor willing to put effort in my own research, but if I had to guess there are many unacceptable words by such unreasonable standards.

I am not sure what would you like me to see in links you provided, since both discussions are in agreement with what I am saying here to a large degree.

I am not sure how you can't see that changing names do not change actions, master/slave will be an action does not matter what terms you use, and how it is wrong as long as it applies on inanimate entities, is beyond my understanding. Furthermore, I do not think word slave should be forgotten, it should be healthy reminder of how evil we where, can be in future, and that slavery exists today.

I am sure you would agree; that it is ignorant behavior forgetting or suppressing an issue, instead of making issue more visible to attack it directly.