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The term blacklist comes from the term black book, which originated in the 1400s as a reference to "a list of people who had committed crimes or fallen out of favor with leaders".

It is called that because King Henry VIII used a literal black book. Not everything is about skin color. Not everything is about American racial dynamics. Stop projecting your issues on everything.



The black book was basically an accounting book.

Stop twisting history to suit a narrative you'd like to be true.


How is that twisting history? It being an accounting book fits with the definition of blacklist.


Because keeping accounts isn't the same as keeping track of 'bad people'.


Who said anything about bad people?


You're talking about people who have committed crimes or fallen out of favour.

You are!




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