[R] Inappropriate color name

[Martin Morgan]

Lainey wishes to report a bug, so should see ?bug.report. Mail sent to R-core will be held for moderator approval, and relevant input or ultimate resolution would not be visible to the wider community; it is not a good place to report bugs.

Martin Morgan

On 11/16/20, 4:48 PM, "R-help on behalf of Mitchell Maltenfort" <r-help-bounces using r-project.org on behalf of mmalten using gmail.com> wrote:

    R-core using r-project.org. would be the first stop.



    On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 4:37 PM Lainey Gallenberg <
    laineygallenberg using gmail.com> wrote:

    >  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 <bgunter.4567 using gmail.com>
    > 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 <drjimlemon using gmail.com> 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 <
    > >> laineygallenberg using 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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