11-25-2003, 09:37 PM
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Political correctness hits new low: Tech vendors can't say "master" and "slave"
An anonymous Boingboing pal shares an actual email from the Los Angeles County Purchasing and Contract Services Director, asking technology vendors to refrain from using the terms "master" or "slave" to refer to interrelating parts -- for example, a "master" hard drive controlling a "slave" client device. Perhaps Dom/Sub/Switch would be more apropos. Talk SCSI to me, baby: who's your (hard drive's) daddy? Snip:
The County of Los Angeles actively promotes and is committed to ensure a work environment that is free from any discriminatory influence be it actual or perceived. As such, it is the County's expectation that our manufacturers, suppliers and contractors make a concentrated effort to ensure that any equipment, supplies or services that are provided to County departments do not possess or portray an image that may be construed as offensive or defamatory in nature.
One such recent example included the manufacturer's labeling of equipment where the words ''Master/Slave'' appeared to identify the primary and secondary sources. Based on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable identification label. We would request that each manufacturer, supplier and contractor review, identify and remove/change any identification or labeling of equipment or components thereof that could be interpreted as discriminatory or offensive in nature before such equipment is sold or otherwise provided to any County department.
Unbelievable!!
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11-25-2003, 09:53 PM
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*rollseyes* What is next? Sheesh!
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11-26-2003, 01:47 AM
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Thanks so much Sharni. It's things like that, that make me feel good about getting old. 
*goes and sits with the colored folks and wonders if this was what it was really all for?* 
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11-26-2003, 06:01 AM
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This has got to be hitting Lilith hard. Notice she hasn't posted yet. 
Should we all express to her our sympathy? 
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11-26-2003, 08:36 AM
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dicksbro,
A "stimulator" perhaps? Or maybe an "energizer"?
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11-26-2003, 09:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by dicksbro
OMG ... what can we call the whip? )
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That would be the "Attitude Adjuster".
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11-26-2003, 11:08 AM
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LMAO- I see this has turned into the ultimate Dumb Game that I can't play either.
lol
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11-26-2003, 05:24 PM
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Ok, instead of Master and Slave, how about we have the King device linked to the Peasant device.
What's next... You can't call the queen piece in chess a queen anymore because it might upset the gay community? Although personally I have to imagine they love the fact there is a queen on the chessboard. 
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11-26-2003, 11:22 PM
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I think the whole damn game is symbolic of the tyranny of evil racist dictator warlords in which the movement of citizens are restricted according to some arbitrary measure of "status" and those of lower "status" are sent to the frontlines to die as cannon fodder in a war entirely based on skin colour!!!! 
BAN CHESS IMMEDIATELY!
Sign our online petition, unless you are an evil racist nazi!
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11-26-2003, 11:32 PM
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LMAO Aman Belial.
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11-27-2003, 07:40 AM
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Belial,
Absolutely!
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12-03-2003, 11:27 AM
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This really isn't news to me. I did my college internships for engineering doing process controls at a paper mill.
My boss was showing me around my first semester out there and back in May 2000 he said this is the master and these are tis slave modules. Ooops corporate gets pissed if you call them that gotta be politically correct.
One day in a meeting I used the terms Sade and Masoch for master and slave.
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12-03-2003, 03:07 PM
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Why not call the Slave "WORKER" and the Master "GOVERNMENT"
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12-04-2003, 01:25 PM
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Bilbo,
Now that is politically incorrect!
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