@Timbo I think blacklist/whitelist is a good example of choosing the interpretation that suits your view. In the modern usage, the nature of black and white in optical terms gives a particularly accurate analogy, especially when considering greylists as well. Eliminating offensive terms is a good goal, but replacing terms because of how they could be interpreted as bias is a futile exercise. To put it simply, banning sexist terms doesn't solve the problem of sexist thinking.