[true_religion]

References to slavery in America, even references to movies of freed slaves struggling to free others are generally unwelcome. It’s not something most people want to be faced with when they just came for a simple technical discussion.

[lanecwagner]

I found it clever and I welcome it. The history surrounding slavery isn't a taboo subject, what a ridiculous idea. The commenter in no way is condoning slavery.

[leafmeal]

I don't anyone believes that calling it Django Unchained would condone slavery.

They're just saying they don't want to have to think about slavery when choosing software which seems not unreasonable to me.

[otabdeveloper4]

Uh, yeah, it absolutely is a taboo subject, at least in the USA.

[true_religion]

Yep, as a black person in the USA… this sort of reads as:

“Remember those times your ancestors were enslaved?

Which relates to a history of segregation and oppression so recent that your parents were alive when it was overturned? You must remember it since it’s still championed by secessionists and is the cause of ever present police brutality.

Remember that? Well wow, do I have a funny joke for you!”

Long story short, there are other jokes that could be made.

[POPOSYS]

What are your facts about what most people want? Did you do some statistical work in this field? It would be interesting to see your results.

As a competent HN reader you certainly are basing your view on some facts?

[true_religion]

Oh no this is totally just my opinion, and I can only defend it with rhetoric, anecdotes, and common sense logic.

Don’t get name wrong, I don’t think the OP meant something malicious and I don’t want to word police in general. It’s just that this joke comes up all the time when Django is mentioned in a crowd. It may have been funny once but now it’s just kind of banal.

[recuter]

References to religions as true are generally unwelcome. It's not something most people want to be faced with when they just came for a simple technical discussion.

[JoyfulTurkey]

Maybe they just really like True Religion jeans?

[recuter]

My fat ass cannot fit into them, stop fat shaming me, I came for the technical discussion.

[true_religion]

Why, yes I do! So sad they downsized so much that my username is now out of style.

[teddyh]

So call it Django ’66.