Yeah, I mean I don’t really hold a strong opinion on this. I don’t understand why it is a big issue, and my question is are we going to forbid the use of those words in other contexts? Removing the words does not remove the awful history unfortunately.
But @Liivatera puts it well when they say there is baggage with Master and Slave. I agree with that. If a substantial portion of existing/new engineers feel uncomfortable with it, then it’s an issue whether I think so or not.
Changing them? Well… since it’s a really easy thing to do, I guess it’s not really a problem. Though I feel sorry for whoever has to go digging through decades of legacy datasheets to make the change haha!