Leave it to the Brits to come up with this. If you want the occasional belly laugh, just have a look at what our cousins across the way are doing with their far more advanced version of egalitarian socialism. What next? They might just ban banning! If they can determine a means to show that it is either racially motivated or detrimental to the religion of peace, then the ban is done for.
May 7, 2012
Scotland Yard has directed its staff to
no longer use the words “blacklist” and “whitelist” over fears the
words are racist. The British law enforcement agency told officers the
words were no longer “appropriate.”
“I am sure we can appreciate the sensitivity around the use of such
terminology today so please ensure it is no longer used,” Security
Services Chief Brian Douglas wrote in an email obtained by The Sun.
In place of the two terms, Scotland Yard suggested using “greenlist” and “redlist.”
However, Scotland Yard said it does not reflect an official change in policy.
“It is a change in internal information communications technology
terminology which reflects a more appropriate use of language,” the
agency said in a statement to the newspaper.
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