[kjjjjjjjjjjjjjj]

Master/slave in the context of IT has absolutely nothing to do with slavery, black people, etc. So yes, it is political.

[gregd]

Actually there are legitimate arguments that master/slave in this context (IT) are precisely tied to slavery.

[x3n0ph3n3]

Yes, but not _black_ slavery. It's not inherently racist terminology.

[kazinator]

Those legitimate arguments are themselves not in in the context of IT, though. They lie in the intersection of word semantics, etymology and the racial politics of the extreme left.

[astrange]

> Master/slave in the context of IT has absolutely nothing to do with slavery

This can't possibly be true as stated. Even if it's a metaphor, it doesn't add anything over leader/follower or, say, playwright/actor.

Plus it sounds like a sex thing.