I couldn’t figure out how to message the mods (or even individual users) on my app. A space to discuss the survey and your post would be nice.

Edit: Got mod approval to keep this up

  • KairuByte@lemmy.worldEnglish
    335·
    1 year ago

    People complaining about the name are up there with people who think the git branch master is racist. If someone doesn’t want to take a few seconds to understand context, and intends to be offended from the start, they are going to find a reason to be offended.

    • Amongog@kbin.social
      92·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, it’s so dumb.

      They did the same in digital circuits (master-slave flip flops) and even in communication protocols.

    • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      911·
      1 year ago

      It isn’t about being offended. The change hurts no one. The name has a stupid history. It doesn’t matter to me. I don’t know why people are so attached to this name. The stubborn stupidity about keeping it when it affects no one, proves that it should change. I haven’t seen a single substantive reason for keeping a name with a Nazi origin. The vast majority of people do not know or care about an article from 2013. I have not read the article, or played the game. It was 10 years ago. There is no broad consciousness of this origin when a random person encounters the name of this community. Most people associate this name with Nazism and try to give the benefit of the doubt about it being satire. Non native English speakers are far less likely to understand the satire. People showing attachment to this name is a primary reason it should change.

    • MrMusAddict@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      79·
      1 year ago

      Comparing critics of the PCMR name to people who think the word master is racist is pretty disingenuous. It’s literally master race, a term that was coined to identify a group of humankind which is better than the rest, a term that is inseparable from Nazi’s.

      It’s not about being offended. It’s about being at odds with myself for wanting to be a part of a community because I agree with its values, while wanting to disassociate from the community because of a (seemingly) easy to change name that people don’t want to change.

      • Terrasque@infosec.pubEnglish
        44·
        1 year ago

        I knew an addict once… he died… do you think it’s a joke? You should really consider changing your name

        • MrMusAddict@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          32·
          1 year ago

          False equivalency. “Addict” has different meaning dependent on the volatility of what you’re addicted to. “Master Race” has one meaning.

          • KairuByte@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            I mean, master race absolutely has a meaning. That meaning is independent of nazi use, just as the swastika is a symbol outside of nazi use.