In my experience Lichess has always been a place of tolerance. A place where we can share our ideas without the worry of backlash or scrutiny. What I'm saying is, lichess is a tolerant, progressive place. I think that lichess, as a leader in the chess community, needs to take a leap forward, and tackle the elephant in the room.
Guys, it's 2017, and we still refer to a set of openings as the "Indian Defences". It's should be clear by now, especially to the Americans, that the term "Indian" is derogatory towards Native Americans. I think it's our duty, as a progressive, and tolerant community to remove the word "Indian" in these openings and instead add "Native American". For example, "Native-American Defence", "Nimzo Native-American Defence", "King's Native American", etc.
I think this would actually earn us respect amongst the progressive crowd, and also help us establish our game in the Native-American community.
Guys, it's 2017, and we still refer to a set of openings as the "Indian Defences". It's should be clear by now, especially to the Americans, that the term "Indian" is derogatory towards Native Americans. I think it's our duty, as a progressive, and tolerant community to remove the word "Indian" in these openings and instead add "Native American". For example, "Native-American Defence", "Nimzo Native-American Defence", "King's Native American", etc.
I think this would actually earn us respect amongst the progressive crowd, and also help us establish our game in the Native-American community.