Hector Martin

This one: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/why-is-the-word-_tr*nny_-so-popular-here/ …

JFC, that thread is just full of fucking terrible people.

Yes, that thread is full of terrible people, but this does not mean he endorses their point of view. He is factually correct that the word "trans" can be used in a context where it is not an insult, no? 1/2

Otherwise, it's like asking Spanish people to drop the word "negro" when it means the color "black" because it's offensive in other cultures. This is the wrong fight IMO. 2/2

Nah, at this point, the word is so associated with being a slur towards trans people, that any other connotation is basically gone. Personally, I'm trans and I don't care a lot about it, but his usage sticks out as deliberately anachronistic

Even as one of the cis, I wince whenever I hear that word used for transistor. I've heard it used more as a slur than anything else. I used to also be a staunch supporter of not changing "master-slave". Now? Just change it, plenty of other options.

tbh, if you were gonna Aussify it, Trano would probably be a better fit. Although that still sounds a little slurry to me.

yeah, as an australian, i really don't think it's "common" by any stretch in EE circles same as the master/slave, whitelist/blacklist "debate": who cares if you don't have an issue with them. but some people do, and you should do your best to be inclusive