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> this is being political correctness taking way to far

Is this really all that far? Changing the default branch name? What do you feel would be taking political correctness just the right distance?

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Replacing the word master in ctrl-r fashion. Master as a word has a far more deeper history than just master-slave

Generally people who are concerned about Political Correctness are defending the status quo. "The right distance" is no change from the status quo. Anything which might move the needle away from the current state is "too far".

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