Re: IESG Statement On Oppressive or Exclusionary Language

Masataka Ohta <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp> Fri, 24 July 2020 16:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: IESG Statement On Oppressive or Exclusionary Language
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Salz, Rich wrote:

>> And, I feel offended if US people insist on distorting the
>> meaning of "slave" only mean black slaves ignoring sad history of
>> enslavement of yellows (and whites).

> Okay, I understand that. If things like the Knodel draft move
> forward, will you bring that viewpoint into discussion of it?  If
> not, then that viewpoint might not get represented.

As I already expressed my viewpoint here in IETF list where the
draft is now under discussion, how can you say the viewpoint be
brought to discussion of the draft?

>>> The IETF was US-dominated
> 
>> It was but isn't.
> 
> Yes,

No, it isn't.

> and I was explaining why we should address some mistakes of the
> past. That doesn't mean ignoring other mistakes;

I can see no mistakes. Could you elaborate what "some" and "other"
mistakes are?

							Masataka Ohta