[R] Inappropriate color name

2020-11-16 Thread Lainey Gallenberg
Hello,

I'm hoping someone on here knows the appropriate place/contact for me to
lodge a complaint about a color name in the "colors" function. I was
shocked to see there are four named color options that include the term
"indianred." Surely these colors can be changed to something less
offensive- my suggestion is "blush." How can I find out who to contact
about making this happen?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Sincerely,
Elaine Gallenberg

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Re: [R] Inappropriate color name

2020-11-16 Thread Lainey Gallenberg
Hello,

Thanks for the information. I am glad to learn the etymology of the word is
not related to the offensive terms used in the US and Canada. Personally, I
would prefer if R took Crayola's route and changed the name to avoid this
mistake in the future, but perhaps this sentiment is not shared by others.

Best,
Elaine

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 9:46 AM Mitchell Maltenfort 
wrote:

> According to Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_red_(color)
> -- "Indian red" refers to a pigment from India.
>
> The Wikipedia page reports that Crayola were concerned about the mistaken
> etymology so used the name "Chestnut"
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 1:39 PM Lainey Gallenberg <
> laineygallenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm hoping someone on here knows the appropriate place/contact for me to
>> lodge a complaint about a color name in the "colors" function. I was
>> shocked to see there are four named color options that include the term
>> "indianred." Surely these colors can be changed to something less
>> offensive- my suggestion is "blush." How can I find out who to contact
>> about making this happen?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Elaine Gallenberg
>>
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Re: [R] Inappropriate color name

2020-11-16 Thread Lainey Gallenberg
 Whether or not you agree with my reason for doing so, my question was how
to contact the creator of the "colors" function. If you do not have advice
on this, please refrain from weighing in.

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 12:03 PM Bert Gunter  wrote:

> WIth all due respect, can we end this thread NOW. This is not a forum to
> discuss social or political viewpoints. I consider it a disservice to make
> it one.
>
> Bert Gunter
>
> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and
> sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 12:54 PM Jim Lemon  wrote:
>
>> Hi Elaine,
>> There seems to be a popular contest to discover offence everywhere. I
>> don't
>> think that it does anything against racism, sexism or
>> antidisestablishmentarianism. Words are plucked from our vast lexicon to
>> comfort or insult our fellows depending upon the intent of the user. It is
>> the intent that matters, not the poor word. Chasing the words wastes your
>> time, blames those who use the words harmlessly, and gives the real
>> offender time to find another epithet.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 5:39 AM Lainey Gallenberg <
>> laineygallenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I'm hoping someone on here knows the appropriate place/contact for me to
>> > lodge a complaint about a color name in the "colors" function. I was
>> > shocked to see there are four named color options that include the term
>> > "indianred." Surely these colors can be changed to something less
>> > offensive- my suggestion is "blush." How can I find out who to contact
>> > about making this happen?
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Elaine Gallenberg
>> >
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