We want to change the name cuz monkeypox is racist (?)
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Don't forget, we don't have master boot records, master hard drives, master cylinders, whitelists, blacklists, etc...anymore; because those evoke memories of the days of slavery (USA slavery only though). If I were a seer, I would predict that "Mr." is going to be banned as well, if it already hasn't been.
I get pretty emotional when I think about flatulence, so I'm going to petition the UN to ban any slang references to farting.
Do the rest of you have any offensive terms you would like to restrict from the new and improved English dictionary?
Don't forget the slave part of computers! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master/slave_(technology)