I cannot believe these changes are actually being discussed. Here in Nigeria I have never once heard a person being offended by the term master branch, or master and slave processes.

The find the discussion between a bunch of white Americans that think we are so sensitive we can't hear the word master in a context without being offended way more offensive than the word itself.

Look, I have ancestors that were taken into slavery, my father's father was taken on a boat over to America on a boat for 3 months into a foreign land, yes that offends me. I am aware that people living these days are vastly, vastly not responsible - and anyone who thinks of the people that took my grandfather when running 'git push origin master' - is probably way more racist than those who don't give a second thought about it, and we can do without your pity.

When people all jump on policing a language like this, it distracts from the actual cause. And I have not even seen one black person who agrees with this change. People will not hear our voice of the important causes because things like this are ridiculous and do anger people, and they think we all think like this.

This was not meant to turn into a rant.