A massive reach of it being literally the same word? Like obviously they didn't mean it in a racist way but clearly they decided that having a racial slur in the docs there was not something they felt good about.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (4 children)

So does apple, coconut, cracker, gin, barbarian, brownie, skinny, spade, spook, teabag and a whole host of different words.
It should never be about the word itself, but how it's being used. Someone being called a genius doesn't usually mean they are being applauded for their intellect either, for example.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org -1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but unless you're talking about a Maine coon then its not really an apples to apples comparison is it? All the words you've mentioned have very commonplace uses but this does not, and it is not being used in a context that is "usual" for it.

This discussion is meaningless anyway because nobody was like, calling them out for it, or at least I haven't seen evidence for that being the case. They decided they felt uncomfortable and changed it.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yes they were.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 11 hours ago

Doesn't seem like anyone was calling them out in that. They're pointing out that it might be a good idea to change it, but I digress, I'll stand corrected here.

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