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The master race condition (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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Stumbled upon this when looking for help on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/1cwag3q/are_race_conditions_racist/?chainedposts=t3_n8qi6n

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'd argue that abolishing the term "slave" isn't the worst idea, implying that the word "master," only in context where it's paired with "slave," should go as well - but that, of course, requires nuance, which a simple word filter lacks.