We've officially changed "Blacklist" to "Blocklist" and "Whitelist" to "Allowlist" @ConvertKit. Blacklist and Whitelist are email industry-standard terms that need to change. I hope others will do the same. If you see the terms anywhere on site/app/KB, @ me so we can update.

Is this satire? I genuinely can’t tell

Sorry, is what satire?

The blacklist whitelist thing. Are these terms derived from skin colour?

I don't think that's particularly relevant. The relevant context is that in this context black = bad, white = good, which perpetuates underlying bias that fuels racist systems.

I see this comes from a place of good intentions. I’ve read the blog post and it’s admirable. Personally don’t follow the logic of imposing context on innocent language. When I next lose Wi-fi should I invent a word to replace black spot?

I used to think the same not until a long time ago then I stumbled upon this great video and then I realized the language is not innocent and tho choice of words are not unintentional. vimeo.com/139167005

Thanks for the link. I wouldn’t pretend to know what it was like to walk in the great man’s shoes. He was talking about a different society 50+ years ago when racism was overt and mainstream. Not irrelevant, but context was surely different?

That’s the tragedy. It was 50+ years ago and so I thought but things have only improved and not changed. Hence the protest. And you are right, we'd never know what's it like to walk in someone else's shoes. But if they say it hurts, we should believe that it actually hurts.

You’re right. That hit home. And to the original point, change of product terminology is a minor thing in itself. I think it’s the concern about setting precedents - you have to then apply same logic to everything.