[FirmwareBurner]

So according to that article, you're not allowed to use the word "ninja" at Google?

Is it because they assume Japanese people would find that offensive or what?

Personally I find the overuse of the word "Ninja" in tech cringe, same as the use of the word "Rockstar". But just because something is cringe, doesn't mean it's offensive.

[scruple]

No, that's cultural appropriation! There's a long list of things you apparently can't do or say at Google that all strike me as completely mundane things that normal humans engage in on a daily basis. It's been years since the James Damore debacle yet it still seems like the asylum is run by the inmates.

[caekislove]

"Cultural appropriation" being defined loosely as "doing things while white", since those same people will also let you know that white people have no culture.