[PLUG] PC to the extreme!
Michael C. Robinson
michael at robinson-west.com
Thu Nov 27 12:17:01 UTC 2003
On Wed, 2003-11-26 at 12:32, Jeme A Brelin wrote:
>
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Rich Shepard wrote:
> > Groan! Lookie here:
> > <http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/11/26/master.term.reut/index.html>
> >
> > What the LA County PC police seem to not understand is that hard
> > drives, cdrom drives and others are not offended by being labled
> > "master" and "slave". As a matter of fact, some like not having the
> > responsibility of being first.
>
> Well, it doesn't matter, of course, whether the participants like it or
> not. It isn't about whether the drives are offended. It's about people
> being uncomfortable with some words. (I have a friend who is perfectly
> comfortable with the label "pervert" for her lifestyle. It's apparently
> used frequently in her particular community. That doesn't mean it's an
> appropriate word to use in every context to describe her. And it still
> makes other people uncomfortable that aren't being labelled.)
>
> Yeah, it's a great display of ignorance to be offended with the words in
> this case... a bit like King James changing the word "slave" to "servant"
> in most of his rendition of the Holy Bible. It's an attempt to appease
> those with limited understanding of the situation.
>
> But to quote the actual article:
>
> <quote src="above url">
> "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.
> </quote>
>
> So that pretty much sums up the position without taking some knee-jerk,
> hateful stance. They had complaints and forwarded them.
>
> Now, the truly crazy bit is here:
> <quote src="same url above">
> In June, the Los Angeles city council unanimously passed a law requiring
> that any companies doing business with the city disclose profits they may
> have made from slavery in the 19th Century. In 2000, the council supported
> federal legislation seeking reparations for descendants of slaves.
> </quote>
>
> How on EARTH can they possibly estimate the profits reaped from slavery in
> the 19th century?
>
> The effects of 19th (and 18th and 17th etc.... hell, 20th and 21st)
> century slavery are so broad and deep, I don't think there's a single
> company around (whether they existed back then or not) that hasn't
> profitted from slavery.
>
> It's kooky to even ask anyone to disclose that kind of information.
>
> Slavery was just early corporate welfare.
>
> J.
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It's never appropriate to label a woman as a sex idol. If a woman
accepts being called a pervert, it suggests she has much deeper
problems. She should demand better treatment than she is getting from
you Mr. Brelin. If you harm her: I hope you are found out, bound, and
thrown in jail. Not only is an attack on women offensive to women, it's
an affront to men also.
I leave for a while till Thanksigiving of all days Mr. Brelin only to
find you're attacking the dignity of women on a tech list of all places
where you think you'll get away with it.
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Michael C. Robinson
Associates of General Studies
PCC March 2003.
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