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Why would using a regular human name for your compiler be racist. If somebody calls a compiler Mike, is it racist ?

I mean, if a french guy create a board named Michel, I would find it pretty cool.

Am I missing an english specific use of Pajit ?

If a black person name's their son Tyrone, there's nothing wrong with that. It's a normal, human name. If someone walks up to a black guy that they've never met before and says, "Sup Tyrone?" that's racist. In the context of this, let's say that this was a group of black students from Morehouse, Tuskegee, or Florida A&M. It can be racist to say, "They should have named it Tyrone."

Racism is all about context.

+1 for you as you took the time to explain instead of down-voting blindly.

It's really hard to tell when someone is asking a good faith question and when someone is trolling. I try to put my faith in humanity. Granted it also helps that your posting history indicates that you're not a typical troll.

I'm Indian, and have lived in various parts of India for years at a time. I have never come across anyone whose name was Pajit. I've only ever seen "Pajit" because of racist trolls online.

Never seen it online myself so I wouldn't know.

I've only seen it written as Pajeet, but yes, also only in that context.

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