Vox headlines a post on reparations with “Whitelist”

Dear Vox, It’s bad enough that you’re actually using the word “whitelist” but to have it headlining this particular article seems especially egregious. Maybe you could use better framing like “allowlist” or “denylist” instead?

Screencapture of a Vox article about reparations with a pop up ad warning that reads “HERE’S HOW TO WHITELIST VOX”.

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Chris Aldrich

I'm a biomedical and electrical engineer with interests in information theory, complexity, evolution, genetics, signal processing, IndieWeb, theoretical mathematics, and big history. I'm also a talent manager-producer-publisher in the entertainment industry with expertise in representation, distribution, finance, production, content delivery, and new media.

3 thoughts on “Vox headlines a post on reparations with “Whitelist””

  1. Even more simply: “[Consider] unblocking us”. It clearly describes the action they’d like the reader to take, rather than the (poorly named) tool/setting, which not everyone will connect with.

  2. Even more simply: “[Consider] unblocking us”. It clearly describes the action they’d like the reader to take, rather than the (poorly named) tool/setting, which not everyone will connect with.

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