Scotland Yard has directed its staff to no longer use the words “blacklist” and “whitelist” over fears the words are racist. The British law enforcement agency told officers the words were no longer “appropriate.”
“I am sure we can appreciate the sensitivity around the use of such terminology today so please ensure it is no longer used,” Security Services Chief Brian Douglas wrote in an email obtained by The Sun.
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In place of the two terms, Scotland Yard suggested using “greenlist” and “redlist.”
However, Scotland Yard said it does not reflect an official change in policy.
“It is a change in internal information communications technology terminology which reflects a more appropriate use of language,” the agency said in a statement to the newspaper.
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that should fix racial tensions.
Slow news day, Todd? Politically correct language – been there, done that, own the politically correct t-shirt. Or are we just surprised that SY caved? Just not feeling the indignation, sorry.
Actually, it is a good thing if this is the worst you can find. Hallelujah.
Those Red list pricks can kiss my Green list Ass!
What's a red list?
Would "redlist" not be offensive to the American Indian if white and blacklist are insensitive?
How about commies? Or do they see being on a redlist as a good thing?
What about all the "Craigs" out there offended by Craigslist. Craigslist should be banned. I'm hungry…think I'll go piss off 1.4 Billion Chinese, by eating…Chinese food. Or is it called "Nutrition originating from Asia" food?
I think "redlist" would only be offensive if a Native American were to make it onto Scotland Yard's 10 most wanted list.
I'm not comfortable with redlist because it might offend the commies.
Patricia Rhudy Cook…and since there are many Native Americans left, and the last place they want to visit is EUROPE! LOL
Just a guess but the terms "master" and "slave" for multiple hard drives in a system must really drive them crazy.
Those terms have been on the banning table for years now but the tech types have resisted the forced march over the PC cliff.
And it not fair that some hard drives are SATA I, SATA II and SATA III, it's racist that newer SATA III drives can read/write up 6GBps, while SATA I & SATA II can only read/write up to 1.5GBps and 3Gbps.
And it not fair that some hard drives are SATA I, SATA II and SATA III, it's racist that newer SATA III drives can read/write up 6GBps, while SATA I & SATA II can only read/write up to 1.5GBps and 3Gbps.
THANK YOU for making me laugh right out loud. If I could "Like" your comment 100 times I would, Kevin.
David V Fay, by calling it a hard drive, you are being prejudice against the limp drives….just sayin
Paul Haysmer all of you, best laugh I have had in a while, thank you!
Kevin Keyes I guess those would be ok as long as they were used in the sexual bondage meaning…. cause everything sex is ok… and it's not PC to frown on anything sexual
Paul Haysmer Limp drives are NOT covered under a pre-exisiting warranty! How are those drives ever to keep up with the hard drives? I say a FREE warranty to all the drives regardless of age or wether they work or not! Every drive is ENTITLED to a warranty!
I want the term blackmail removed from official usage as it might be confused with black male.
Just sayin'.
Patricia Rhudy Cook Just remember, England is 200 years of history, unhampered by progress.
@ Paul Haysmer: Better drop the term "Drive" too.. as that indicates effort and work, and the left would be offended by THOSE terms! LOL!! this could go on forever!
How stupid……black and white will soon be taken off the color wheel. I'm so tired of all this PC crap. Its so ridiculous!
I hear you. Are black and white opposite on the color wheel? This doesn't bode well.
@ Patricia Rhudy Cook: Guess we better BAN the word "opposite" too!! Someone might be "offended"!!
Well, for the general well being of the Brits, here's to hoping that Scotland Yard is better at investigating crime than they are at investigating etymology. Both phrases have been around since the mid 17th century, originated in Britian, and have NOTHING to do with race.
What logic, I love it! I know I will now be teaching my kids that it's fine to say c0ck, bltch, faq and the like because they were not originally offensive in their etymological history!
Sally Paxton Well, actually the best thing we can probably do is just all shut up and develop some method of communication other than speech – written or verbal – because if we don't some silly-azz panty-waisted liberal lame-brain might get upset because some word somebody utters might possibly have the potential for hurting the feelings of somebody even dumber than they are.
I predict that by noon on Thursday, somebody somewhere will suggest that the words milk and beef be stricken from common usage because it might upset cow lovers. And that, Sally, is no more of a stretch than your little rant.
Vicki Tickel Vance, Awesome. Kool Skool probably sucks….
Halfwits.
Political correctness at it again. How sad.
What about blackballed?
Or in the financial world, "in the black" or "in the red"? Stupid language cops.
I saw a movie with that title.
I am green and I'm offended.
Yeah, right!
I was Green for eight years. That was back when Reagan was here. He was all for green. Nowadays…not so much.
Red list, green list? Doesn't that discriminate against our Indian and Irish friends? More PC BS, not that I wish to discriminate against bovines of the male persuasion.
Cowards! Come on, Britain, stop being a bunch of PC morons. Who gives a crap? I can see by the comments below me that no one does. Idiots!
What of "Plain as black and white?"
"There it is in black and white."
"I read it in the newspaper in black and white."
"It's like the difference between black and white."
How long before "brown and pink" are called racist as well. Ya never know when the idiots will finally realize that those are the true colors of those we refer to as "black" and "white".
Why are people concerned about suspending that terminology? Its psychological mind-bending. Everything that is White is good and everything that is Black is evil. That's what these words, phrases and terms do. It wouldn't be a problem if there were no labels put on PEOPLE. Here in America, I'm called African American. Asians are called Asian Americans. Indians are called Native Americans. White folks are called American.
Why aren't white folks called European Americans? These terms and labels go hand in hand. I commend Scotland Yard for recognizing these terms play a big part in racism. BTW, no one should be on any list if you ask me.
Why aren't white folks called European Americans? These terms and labels go hand in hand. I commend Scotland Yard for recognizing these terms play a big part in racism. BTW, no one should be on any list if you ask me.
I guess next they will outlaw the saying for a kid's report card having top marks in all subjects as "Straight-A's" because "straight" offends the gender-bending crowd.
I guess next they will outlaw the saying for a kid's report card having top marks in all subjects as "Straight-A's" because "straight" offends the gender-bending crowd.
Absolutely ridiculous. It's a WORD!
Pretty soon, the term "black tie" will also be off the list. Ditto for "little black dress". It's just a matter of time before the PC police make us all mute zombies.
I have a "black eye" 00PS.., Sorry.
As I remember, the Head of the LA, CA, NAACP got upset about a greeting card for college grads that had a reference to Black Holes back in 2010: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7475737.
As I remember, the Head of the LA, CA, NAACP got upset about a greeting card for college grads that had a reference to Black Holes back in 2010: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7475737.
Just think of all the Martians and American Indians that are now offended!
Just think of all the Martians and American Indians that are now offended!
OMG!! This has GOT to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard! "Greenlist" and "red list"….aren't they afraid of offending Martians and Indians?
This will only last as long as the new words don't become associated with race, then we will have to come up with new colors.
I would like to complain that red list is racist because it can be considered offensive to Native Americans and green list is just as bad as we do not want to offend some alien lifeforms.
How about yellow journalism?
What a relief! I thought just the USA under Obama was getting more stupid!
Red List? What if you are a Communist? How insensitive of Scotland Yard….
I guess we'll have to have a prohibition on whitewall tires and black eyed peas next! Guess they'll just have to call a blackout a massive power failure, can't call a massive snowstorm with strong winds a whiteout either, never mind the correction fluid by the similar name of "Wite-out".
How silly. Let's all get a grip on this. People are racist and that is a fact. There is no getting around it. All races look down at other races. That is why there is so much trouble in the world. And with goverments trying to make their own people accept others into their country is most of the problem. People need to stay in their countries with their own kind.
I agree that everyone is racist in one shape or another. By making this decision, and bringing 'race' into the usage of certain words, the SY is being racist.
However, I noticed that you used the phrase "all races look down at other races." Now I bring up my own racism–we are all one race. We are the HUMAN RACE. All other differences are arbitrary and imprecisely defined.
typical far left liberals taking over because normal people have become girly men.
That simply means that all REDS must go on the list….socialists, communists, Leninists, Stalinists,….just like in the 1950s. No big deal. It will be good to start rooting out socialists and communists again…just like the good ol days. Makes me misty to think about it.
They will be all right since they banned the words with alacrity and not in a niggardly fashion.
Of course what about green people might they be offended as well?
That explains all of the dirty looks when I said to my daughter, "keep your fingers out of the door stop , I don't want to see you cripple yourself" in public the other day. The government should really save us and provide every American a book on the OK words we are allowed to use. That would certainly solve this growing epidemic and cancer in our society. I wouldn't want to be labeled a bully and offend someone, right? To think, all these years of insensitivity. I hope I didn't make anyone kill themselves. LOL!
You can’t say Ostracize either… You might run afoul of a few birds….
Lawd have mercy! Stupid!
I see the rednecks disapprove, again!
We need a new abbreviation, ITJS, for Is that just STUPID! OMG…. Ok, I saw something on the news once about a few people outrage about "black holes". I thought it was a joke. Why do people wear black at funerals and white at weddings, eh? How about, "this list" and "that list"? Clearly if "color" is a problem "red" is a no go… I'm concerned about the famous Scotland yard being so…. not busy with real crime. Yikes… It is rather insulting actually, the implication is that black persons are so immature and foolish that any use of the word "black" incites a negative response, like waving a red flag at a bull. It's degrading.
From now on I want the term unleavened biscuit used in place of cracker.
From now on I want the term unleavened biscuit used in place of cracker.
From now on I want the term unleavened biscuit used in place of cracker.
Oh Yes! We wouldn't want to offend anyone! How many of us have used those words in the past?
It's really ridiculous what extremes some people will take to "appear" poltically correct! DUMB!
Oh Yes! We wouldn't want to offend anyone! How many of us have used those words in the past?
It's really ridiculous what extremes some people will take to "appear" poltically correct! DUMB!
Oh Yes! We wouldn't want to offend anyone! How many of us have used those words in the past?
It's really ridiculous what extremes some people will take to "appear" poltically correct! DUMB!
Next thing you know, they'll ban the term "s@!%-list" for fear of offending people with colostomy bags.
lol…nice…
I guess we can kiss our black ink cartridges goodbye too.
This is why Britain, as well as all of Europe are such failures. P/C garbage!