Author Topic: PC hysterics take it to the next level. (Read 710 times)

Hortlund · « **on:** November 26, 2003, 02:36:30 PM »

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/11/26/master.term.reut/index.html

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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Los Angeles officials have asked that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms "master" and "slave" on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive.

Hortlund · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2003, 02:40:05 PM »

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The request -- which has some suppliers furious and others busy re-labeling components -- came after an unidentified worker spotted a videotape machine carrying devices labeled "master" and "slave" and filed a discrimination complaint with the county's Office of Affirmative Action Compliance.

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Maniac · « **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2003, 02:44:58 PM »

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102085

mrblack · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2003, 03:04:02 PM »

SILLY!!!

Gunthr · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2003, 03:45:33 PM »

Wow. Talk about mind-control and brain-washing. Government has no business in dictating language. This is communism. Meanwhile, Governmental Affirmative Action Compliance Offices will entertain any complaint, no matter how petty, in order to justify their fat cat butter-bucket liberal democratic government jobs.

SOB · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2003, 04:04:10 PM »

Maybe Kalifornia and Kebec could form their own country.

Pei · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2003, 04:59:10 PM »

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Originally posted by SOB
Maybe Kalifornia and Kebec could form their own country.

would that be the United Tards of America?

cpxxx · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2003, 05:00:15 PM »

Ah interesting, sounds like an urban myth but is true. If you read the article you can see the official has cause to regret his foolishness. What it does prove is that his kind of PC BS is not exactly approved of by most people. As for the cretin who sued, well the only emotion he is feeling is greed. Same with the reparations issue. Dollar signs $$$$$$$$$$$$$

Incidentally master and slave are in fact apt technical terms describing exactly the relationship between the two components. But no doubt some companies will change the terms, afer all it about dollars for them too. Let's see President and people, no that won't work. How about Master and Dog. Who can be offended by that?

All that can really come of terminal sillyness like this is that the conservatives of this world get the chance to froth at the mouth and scream communism, and use rude words like **** and ****** and *******. and dammit.

Gunthr · « **Reply #8 on:** November 26, 2003, 05:48:18 PM »

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Ah interesting, sounds like an urban myth but is true. If you read the article you can see the official has cause to regret his foolishness. What it does prove is that his kind of PC BS is not exactly approved of by most people. As for the cretin who sued, well the only emotion he is feeling is greed. Same with the reparations issue. Dollar signs $$$$$$$$$$$$$

Incidentally master and slave are in fact apt technical terms describing exactly the relationship between the two components. But no doubt some companies will change the terms, afer all it about dollars for them too. Let's see President and people, no that won't work. How about Master and Dog. Who can be offended by that?

All that can really come of terminal sillyness like this is that the conservatives of this world get the chance to froth at the mouth and scream communism, and use rude words like **** and ****** and *******. and dammit.-cpxxx

Cpxxx, I think it would be fair to say that no political party has a monopoly on sillyness. However, I believe that the particular sillyness that infected the subject in this case is directly attributable to the notion of Affirmative Action (and maybe Reparations?) which I believe are liberal Democratic ideas. I am concerned about socialistic and communistic elements of the liberal credo.

Your comment abouts about "President and people" and "Master and Dog" give away your agenda.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2003, 02:26:28 AM »

Who spends their time on this crap. On the odd occasion I give it a thought when my comp boots. I think of my Space Ghost mask,riding crop, and leather Luftwaffe uniform

cpxxx · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2003, 02:56:22 AM »

Ah Gunthr I don't have an agenda. I think perhaps you do though. I like to highlight absurdism on both sides because I'm a firm middle of the roader. Despite what you think we centrists run the world for the most part and try to keep the extremists on both sides in check. Otherwise they'd kill each other and us too just like in WW2