Alison Macrina:
On 04/06/2018 07:10 AM, Vasilis wrote:
Since the global-south name is horrible and we have never gone into the process of changing I guess it will make sense to rename the list (and the IRC channe) and then announce it to the world as the LATAM Tor mailing list?
I agree that the name "global-south" is suboptimal, but we've had multiple conversations about this (I think you've been there for at least a couple of them), most recently discussions in Rome, where the rough consensus was that the name is problematic but less problematic than other choices and there isn't a better option that's widely recognized.
Many people from LATAM don't usually like this term and unfortunately these people are not with us during the Tor meetings. Personally I have been questioned about the name 'global-south' in Chile, Argentina and various regions in Brazil. For anyone interest in the topic, some basic info on why this term is not ideal to many people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_South#Debates_over_the_term
So it's not exactly true that no one has gone into the process of changing it...it's been discussed in every meeting I've been in related to global south initiatives.
Doesn't the term 'global south' being discussed in every meeting justifies the significant importance of this issue, otherwise would it be a thing to discuss?
Saudações, ~Vasilis