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But blind isn’t just a visual impairment?
It’s just a word that has two meanings, so stop trying to be offended about someone using the other meaning.
People just trying to be offended for the sake of it.
I recall John Barnes, an English footballer, having a hissy fit because some sports broadcaster had referred to a stadium crush as 'a black day for football'. John Barnes said it was yet another example of a racist connotation of the word. Nope, John, it's just another meaning, you word hogger.
Tbf, in technology and IT the term "master" is often paired with "slave", so the connection is a lot more reasonable.
Sure. But, people still know what the words mean, right? You don't get offended by all the racism in Uncle Tom's cabin, and want to ban the book, right? You wouldn't get offended if someone cosplayed as a black elf, would you?
Or, maybe you would. People are, after all, fucking morons. Myself included. I don't really care if I have to call a branch
mainormaster, just so that's clear. But it's 100% a fucking stupid reason for the change, and anyone who thinks that matters in any way, I'll think less of, and probably avoid in social settings.