Topic: Master Slave

2 chapters across the catalog

Climate Justice Cancelled
Episode 776 37:11 - 40:34

776: Climate Justice Cancelled

Princeton Protests, Woodrow Wilson and Master Titles

Students at Princeton University demand the removal of Woodrow Wilson's name from campus buildings due to his segregationist policies. Similar protests at Yale led to the removal of the title "Master" for dormitory heads. The discussion extends to Silicon Valley, where some programmers find the "master-slave" terminology in hard drive architecture offensive and seek to change technical language.

Festival of Corruption
Episode 570 1:20:55 - 1:26:01

570: Festival of Corruption

Cultural Marxism in Tech, Banning Master-Slave Terminology

The hosts discuss the movement in the tech industry, specifically within the Drupal community, to replace the terms "master" and "slave" with "client-server" due to political correctness. They also touch on the removal of classic literature like Huckleberry Finn from school curricula because of its historical language.