title:Propernaming.org
date: 2020-11-23 21:00
tags: emacs
summary: Teasing inclusivenaming.org
---

So, when I started this blog, I told myself that I would try really hard to
avoid any political topics.  Well, today I am bending that rule a little bit,
because this is too funny to ignore.  My goal here is just to make some people
laugh.  If this humor isn't for you, then that's ok.  I hope we can still be
friends.

Recently, Redhat, IBM, and some other big tech companies have launched
"inclusivenaming.org".  If you haven't gone and checked out the site, then you
probably should.  It'll give you a good laugh.  Essentially, they are certifying
that their software projects do *not* include the words "blacklist/whitelist" or
"master/slave", and they encourage others to follow suit.

I personally find this policing of language and virtual signaling really
hilarious.  You can imagine all the new tweets that can come out of it.  Tweets
like, "Just watching 'Leader and commander, far side of the world.  Russell
Crowe is a really great mast--I mean--leader."

So I figured, given a few hours, that I could make my own version of
inclusivenaming.org...So you should really go check out
[propernaming.org](https://propernaming.org).  Seriously, it's a good laugh, and
'laughter is good for the digestion'.

Where-ever you line up on this issue, is fine with me. But can we all agree that
actual slavery is worse than the language that we use?  There are a ton of
actual slaves all around the worse.  Many of them are sex slaves.  :(  So, check
out [propernaming.org](https://propernaming.org), and if you have some money to
spare, then please consider [donating some
money](https://propernaming.org/money-raised.html) to end slavery.  :)
