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So like if I think not using master/slave is not only important morally, but also important for recruiting, is suggesting we remove it for business reasons a political discussion? Hmm.

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I'd say it's definitely political.

I don't believe it's not allowed to be discussion though, just not permitted on the official company basecamp account. Perhaps the implication is that listening to your politics should be optional for other people working at basecamp.

Master/slave in the context of IT has absolutely nothing to do with slavery, black people, etc. So yes, it is political.

Actually there are legitimate arguments that master/slave in this context (IT) are precisely tied to slavery.

Yes, but not _black_ slavery. It's not inherently racist terminology.

Those legitimate arguments are themselves not in in the context of IT, though. They lie in the intersection of word semantics, etymology and the racial politics of the extreme left.

> Master/slave in the context of IT has absolutely nothing to do with slavery

This can't possibly be true as stated. Even if it's a metaphor, it doesn't add anything over leader/follower or, say, playwright/actor.

Plus it sounds like a sex thing.

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