diff --git a/InclusionBot.md b/InclusionBot.md index 8bc65088..fa6c340c 100644 --- a/InclusionBot.md +++ b/InclusionBot.md @@ -60,12 +60,8 @@ approves your changes, they will be merged and become active in the bot. | long time no see | it's been a while | This term phrase originated as mocking Chinese immigrants’ English.

See [The Problematic Origins of Common Business Jargon](https://www.fastcompany.com/90239290/six-business-phrases-that-have-racist-origins) for more. | | no problemo | no hay problema
no problem | "No problemo" is mock Spanish and arose as a way of devaluing Spanish in favor of an "English-only" United States. | | sherpa | guide
shepherd
coach | The Sherpa are a Tibetan ethnic group, but the word is often used to refer to mountain guides. Sherpa are a people, not a job.

See [It's time to rethink how we use the word "Sherpa"](https://thiswonderfulword.com/2014/05/01/sherpa/) for more. | -| pow-wow, powwow, pow wow | meeting
working session
huddle
jam session | Powwows are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [Use these culturally offensive phrases and questions at your own risk](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at) for more. | | circle the wagons | hunker down | This term came to be associated with "savage" Native Americans due to Hollywood westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. We want to avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes. | -| spirit animal | role model
kindred spirit
inspiration
secret twin
when I grow up, I want to be... | Spirit animals are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [Use these culturally offensive phrases and questions at your own risk](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at) for more. | -| totem pole | level of seniority | Totem poles are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [Use these culturally offensive phrases and questions at your own risk](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at) for more. | | off the reservation | off-topic, off-script, breaking the rules | This expression refers to laws that restricted the free movement of Indigenous people. A person who was “off the reservation” was behaving “lawlessly.” We want to avoid upholding colonizing language and ideas. | -| guru | authority
maestro
virtuoso | A guru is a sacred role in some Indian spiritual traditions and is not merely an expert or guide. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [The Power of Words](https://www.klipfolio.com/blog/power-of-words) for more. | | ninja | expert
whiz | A ninja was a covert mercenary in feudal Japan. We want to show respect towards cultural traditions.

See [The Power of Words](https://www.klipfolio.com/blog/power-of-words) for more. | | blacklist, black list, blacklisted, black listed | blocked list
deny list
exclude list
reject list | This term implies an association between being Black and being bad. We want to avoid this association.

See [Terminology: It's not black and white](https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/terminology-its-not-black-and-white) for more. | | whitelist, white list, whitelisted, white listed | unblocked list
allow list
permit list | This term implies that being white is the only way of being good. We want to avoid this association.

See [Terminology: It's not black and white](https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/terminology-its-not-black-and-white) for more. | @@ -96,7 +92,11 @@ approves your changes, they will be merged and become active in the bot. # Other -| Instead of | Consider | Why | -| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -| Goddamn, goddam, goddamnit, goddammit | awful
terrible
wretched | This term can be offensive or triggering to some religious traditions because it implies a deity cursing or reproaching people. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. | -| jesus fucking, fucking christ | Wow
oh no
oh my | We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. | +| Instead of | Consider | Why | +| ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | +| Goddamn, goddam, goddamnit, goddammit | awful
terrible
wretched | This term can be offensive or triggering to some religious traditions because it implies a deity cursing or reproaching people. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. | +| jesus fucking, fucking christ | Wow
oh no
oh my | We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. | +| pow-wow, powwow, pow wow | meeting
working session
huddle
jam session | Powwows are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [Use these culturally offensive phrases and questions at your own risk](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at) for more. | +| spirit animal | role model
kindred spirit
inspiration
secret twin
when I grow up, I want to be... | Spirit animals are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [Use these culturally offensive phrases and questions at your own risk](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at) for more. | +| totem pole | level of seniority | Totem poles are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [Use these culturally offensive phrases and questions at your own risk](https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/culturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at) for more. | +| guru | authority
maestro
virtuoso | A guru is a sacred role in some Indian spiritual traditions and is not merely an expert or guide. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions.

See [The Power of Words](https://www.klipfolio.com/blog/power-of-words) for more. | diff --git a/src/scripts/inclusion-bot.yaml b/src/scripts/inclusion-bot.yaml index 8065a465..24dd0edb 100644 --- a/src/scripts/inclusion-bot.yaml +++ b/src/scripts/inclusion-bot.yaml @@ -211,17 +211,6 @@ triggers: been used as a racist slur for Romani people), and is based on a racist stereotype that Romani people are dishonest or thieves. - - matches: - - guru - alternatives: - - authority - - maestro - - virtuoso - why: >- - A guru is a sacred role in some Indian spiritual traditions and is not - merely an expert or guide. We want to show respect towards all religious - traditions. - - matches: - grandfathered alternatives: @@ -265,6 +254,17 @@ triggers: because it implies a deity cursing or reproaching people. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. + - matches: + - guru + alternatives: + - authority + - maestro + - virtuoso + why: >- + A guru is a sacred role in some Indian spiritual traditions and is not + merely an expert or guide. We want to show respect towards all religious + traditions. + - matches: - hysterical alternatives: @@ -476,19 +476,6 @@ triggers: that their viewpoints should be ignored. This term arose from theater performance seating, and has racist and classist origins. - - matches: - - pow-wow - - powwow - - pow wow - alternatives: - - meeting - - working session - - huddle - - jam session - why: >- - Powwows are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We - want to show respect towards all religious traditions. - - matches: - postmortem - post mortem @@ -502,6 +489,19 @@ triggers: ":TERM:" can trigger emotions related to death that employees may not want to process at work. + - matches: + - pow-wow + - powwow + - pow wow + alternatives: + - meeting + - working session + - huddle + - jam session + why: >- + Powwows are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual traditions. We + want to show respect towards all religious traditions. + - matches: - spaz - spastic @@ -540,18 +540,6 @@ triggers: The Sherpa are a Tibetan ethnic group, but the word is often used to refer to mountain guides. Sherpa are a people, not a job. - - matches: - - spirit animal - alternatives: - - role model - - kindred spirit - - inspiration - - secret twin - - when I grow up, I want to be... - why: >- - Spirit animals are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual - traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. - - matches: - suicide - suicidal @@ -570,6 +558,18 @@ triggers: ":TERM:" can trigger emotions related to vulgarity that employees may not want to process at work. + - matches: + - spirit animal + alternatives: + - role model + - kindred spirit + - inspiration + - secret twin + - when I grow up, I want to be... + why: >- + Spirit animals are a sacred component of some Indigneous spiritual + traditions. We want to show respect towards all religious traditions. + - matches: - totem pole alternatives: