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by rbanffy 1630 days ago
> White is good because it's the colour of natural light.

In a post about a world flag someone mentioned that, for the Chinese, white is associated with death.

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You've fixated on a minor detail. The origin of the word "blacklist" is described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklisting#Origins_of_the_te...

It has never had anything to do with race.

If we can't say certain words because of linguistic coincidences, then we won't be able to speak Spanish.

In all your responses to me, you have been arguing for the sake of arguing.

The origin is irrelevant if it's found offensive. If you tell me what I'm doing offends you, I'll try to change my behavior.
Please stop talking entirely because it offends me.

You game?

Not OP.

How about we look at the word mansplaining? I think it's unfairly promoting sexism and gender stereotypes about my gender.

I also find mention of "cis" very offensive. Likewise the term cis white male too.