[R] Inappropriate color name

[Lainey Gallenberg]

Hello,

Thanks for the information. I am glad to learn the etymology of the word is
not related to the offensive terms used in the US and Canada. Personally, I
would prefer if R took Crayola's route and changed the name to avoid this
mistake in the future, but perhaps this sentiment is not shared by others.

Best,
Elaine

On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 9:46 AM Mitchell Maltenfort <mmalten using gmail.com>
wrote:

> According to Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_red_(color)
> -- "Indian red" refers to a pigment from India.
>
> The Wikipedia page reports that Crayola were concerned about the mistaken
> etymology so used the name "Chestnut"
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 1:39 PM Lainey Gallenberg <
> laineygallenberg using gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm hoping someone on here knows the appropriate place/contact for me to
>> lodge a complaint about a color name in the "colors" function. I was
>> shocked to see there are four named color options that include the term
>> "indianred." Surely these colors can be changed to something less
>> offensive- my suggestion is "blush." How can I find out who to contact
>> about making this happen?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Elaine Gallenberg
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