Discussion on: Do you consider the term "blacklist" a "racist" term? If yes, what is the alternative?

what's wrong with getting rid of what sounds like exclusionary language

Many things:

1. Makes use feel good when we might have done nothing of consequence...
2. ...hence we pat ourselves on the back instead of doing more meaningful things
3. Consider the cost of renaming "master" will likely be far larger than anyone has seriously considered.

I wrote more about these and other issues in 8 problems with replacing "master" in Git.