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Re-name Master Components to a more inclusive synonym #6525

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@jbpivotal

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  • Feature Request
  • Bug Report

Problem:
The term Master in Master Components is potentially offensive to people of color and women, and I suggest we use a more inclusive synonym.

Proposed Solution:
Suggest renaming to "Primary Components" or "Leader Components"

From cmu.edu:

The word "master", like "mistress", originally meant one
exerting control, as over a household.  "Mistress" is now more
commonly used to mean lover and sometimes teacher.  Master
is now used in a variety of ways, but still largely with the
sense of power and control and, implicitly, maleness.

From django:
replaced occurrences of master/slave terminology with leader/follower

From drupal.org:
Replace "master/slave" terminology with "primary/replica"

Page to Update:
http://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/components/

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