There's no indication that this change was made because the term 'blacklist' was thought to be offensive. The commit message just says "use clearer wording".
I don't personally find that the change adds any clarity, but programmers love to bikeshed this sort of thing.
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The english origin of the term goes back centuries and has nothing to do with blacks:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklisting#Origins_of_the_te...
And the same term exists in other languages as well (who, again, had nothing to do with blacks, racism, or slavery).
I don't personally find that the change adds any clarity, but programmers love to bikeshed this sort of thing.