[chmod775]

It wouldn't be an issue in Germany for instance, which is why this "circus" (as some would call it) seems weird to us.

However we also have a set of sensitive topics - slavery just isn't one of them.

I can easily picture some naming schemes analogous to master/slave that would be considered unfortunate choices here...

In that sense it's a US thing, but also isn't.

[sennight]

Ironically the US is far less connected to the unspeakably offensive bla...not-white-listed word being cleansed here. "Slave" is derived from Slav - the people. What did the "master" look like? I hope you like surprise endings, because you wouldn't think this whole farce could get any more ridiculous - and then it does.

[jker]

Something tells me you wouldn’t call someone who insists on proper language a “grammar Nazi” in Germany.