| norompanlasolas |
11-27-2003 05:42 AM |
lol... i just read about this in cnn, and was about to post a link saying how dumb it was and that pc is getting completely out of hand in the us and europe. i guess if youre trying to make a point you can blame the left though, though you'd do well to try to look at it from a broader view in the future holywarrior. ;)
oh, the end of the article. it seems he backtracked a little after "a few" comments were sent his way.
Faced with an avalanche of complaints from vendors and the general public, Sandoval told Reuters in an interview that his memo was intended as "nothing more than a request" and not an ultimatum or policy change.
"I do understand that this term has been an industry standard for years and years and this is nothing more than a plea to vendors to see what they can do," he said. "It appears that some folks have taken this a little too literally."
Sandoval said that he had already rejected a suggestion that the county stop buying all equipment carrying the "master" and "slave" labels and had no intention of enforcing a ban on such terms with suppliers.
"But we are culturally sensitive and we have 90,000 employees," he said. "We have to take these things seriously."
Sandoval added that in addition to the e-mails he's received "telling me how stupid I am and how I should be fired" he has gotten a positive response from some companies willing to reexamine their labels.
[ 11-27-2003, 05:44 AM: Message edited by: norompanlasolas ]
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