i think people have too much time in their hands

[Harkoliar]

got this from another forum.. so i dont know the link of this one..

'Master' and 'Slave' Electronic Labels Raise Concern in L.A. Wednesday, November 26, 2003 LOS ANGELES — A county official has asked computer and video equipment vendors to consider eliminating the terms "master" and "slave" from equipment because they may be considered offensive. "Based on the cultural diversity and sensitivity of Los Angeles County, this is not an acceptable identification label," according to an e-mail sent to vendors on Nov. 18. The memo asks manufacturers, suppliers and contractors to change or remove any labels on components "that could be interpreted as discriminatory or offensive in nature." [...] In May, a black employee of the Probation Department filed a discrimination complaint with the county Office of Affirmative Action Compliance after noticing the words on a videotape machine. "This individual felt that it was offensive and inappropriate ... given the experiences that this country has gone through in respect to slavery," office director Dennis A. Tafoya (search) said. The issue was solved by putting tape over the labels and replacing "master" and "slave" with "primary" and "secondary," Tafoya said. Although Tafoya said his office did not find discrimination in the case, he added, "I think we constantly need to be conscious of these issues." Sandoval said the county is making a suggestion, not trying to dictate political correctness. "Knowing that it's an industry standard, there's no way that I'm going to stop buying that equipment," he said.

well... ?? what do you think?

[SecretMaster]

This is sooo stupid. People should just learn to deal with it. It's just kinda sad society has come to this.

[Yorick]

I don't see why the guy should be offended. African-Americans haven't been slaves in generations. The videotape isn't inferring he is a slave. It's describing the secondary player as following the directions of the primary machine. "Leader" and "follower" would be similar descriptions.

[Jorath Calar]

Americans... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ZaRos]

Hehehehehehehe that is fun
It is only in America that a person can be personally offended by a technical standard
As I see it, it is similar to “OMG my (hypothetically) white remote-control is “controlling” my black television”

P.s. I am neither an anti American or a racist

[Vaskez]

LOL! Yeah some people have too much time and think too much about something meaningless. We should go back and change 40-50 years of computing history because some guy doesn't like it?? Devices that follow the instructions of another have always been referred to as slave and master.