While the Linux kernel has inclusive terminology guidelines for the past five years to replace phrases like master/slave and blacklist/whitelist, there has surprisingly been a “genocide” function within the kernel that was questioned when it was first submitted for inclusion but now removed in Linux 6.19.
Introduced to the Linux kernel back in 2023 was the d_genocide() function as part of various dcache updates to the kernel. The genocide name was questioned when the patches were first posted by longtime Linux developer Al Viro
It always mildly annoyed that we call them “black people” and “white people” because “black people” are more brown than black, and “white people” are more tan than white. And brown can be viewed as a shade of tan. Not very descriptive.
The world tells me I’m white, but if I had to name my skin I’d say it’s pretty clearly pink 😛