Things you used to be able to do in the 70's and 80's.
You could say....
| Old, perfectly good words | where used | Meaning | What's wrong | Who complained | New word |
| Master | Computer trade | designate controlling item | Racially insensitive | Los Angeles city | |
| Slave | Computer trade | designate controlled item | Racially insensitive | Los Angeles city | |
| White paper | Office | Racially insensitive | |||
| Colored paper | Office | Racially insensitive | |||
| Black paper | Office, art trades | Racially insensitive | |||
| White paint | painting contractors | Racially insensitive | |||
| Black paint | painting contractors | Racially insensitive | |||
| Off-white paint | painting contractors | Racially insensitive | |||
| "holiday" | painting contractors | that spot you missed | unfair to blind people | nobody, yet.... | |
| "Manhole" | everybody | round steel plate thing over a deep hole | sexist | ||