According to reports today, Twitter is to cease using the terms "master" and "slave" in its programming languages when describing interactions between processes.
Also, according to reports, many estate agents in London and the south of England are to cease using the term "master" bedroom.
Twitter is also to cease using the word "blacklist".
Apparently, words with even remote connotations of slavery or race are offending a lot of people.
What next? Nestlé to change the name of its iconic "Walnut Whip" to "Walnut Written Warning" and actor Jack Black to be known as Dwight White?